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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, A Step Up in the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 8 makes clear that Tycho has another reason for responding to Angela's plan as he does. What is the other reason?
(a) He thinks Robin will be upset with him for helping Angela.
(b) He thinks Dido will be upset with him for helping Angela.
(c) He is afraid Angela's father will represent competition for her attention and affections.
(d) He thinks Angela's father is self-absorbed.

2. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?
(a) That the world is symmetrical.
(b) That the world is only an idea.
(c) That the earth revolves around the sun.
(d) That truth is only an idea.

3. Chapter 4 reveals that, with respect to Robin, Tycho feels ____.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Intimidated.

4. In Chapter 12, what revelation does Angela make to Tycho that surprises him?
(a) She is a virgo.
(b) She has broken up with Robin.
(c) She is in love with someone other than Robin.
(d) She is a virgin.

5. Tycho compares common sense and ______.
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Truth.
(d) Realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, which character says, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?

2. What does Tycho do while Angela is in the bathroom?

3. When Tycho hears Angela's explanation of what she wants her plan to accomplish, what does he believe?

4. Angela tells Tycho about her evening. She says she has been at a bar called ____.

5. What does Angela threaten when she hears what Tycho has to say about her plan?

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