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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard says the agnostic asks who created the universe. What does a believer ask?
(a) what role does man play
(b) who is God
(c) why am I in the universe
(d) why was the universe created

2. In Chapter 7 who gravitates towards the circle on the bottom of Dillard's fishbowl?
(a) the biggest goldfish
(b) a scavenger fish
(c) baby tadpoles
(d) light-loving plankton

3. How do ladybugs hibernate?
(a) ladybugs hide beneath the bark on trees
(b) ladybugs die off in winter
(c) ladybugs hibernate in large masses
(d) ladybugs hibernate under the roots of trees

4. Who does Dillard think gravitates towards the field of botany?
(a) people who were raised in rural areas
(b) those who don't like people
(c) truly ethical thinkers
(d) no one in particular

5. How did the Romans use the horns of the altar?
(a) to tie their goats to which worshipping
(b) they'd grasp the horns and swear by them
(c) to kill geese with
(d) used to move the altar

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dillard, how is the past healed?

2. What does Dillard say hinders people from experiencing the now?

3. What does Dillard suggest spring is about?

4. What would Dillard term passive pursuit of animals?

5. Why did early Eskimos love winter?

(see the answer key)

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