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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Struggle for Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlene tell the narrator about?
(a) a special resort in Peru
(b) a job in Peru he might want
(c) a Manuscript found in Peru
(d) a friend in a Peruvian jail

2. What does the narrator decide he wants to do after meeting Wil James?
(a) to go with Wilson on his search for the Ninth Insight.
(b) lay low and study the first two Insights
(c) get out of the country fast
(d) try to meet people who know other Insights

3. What happens when researchers use their own energy to add to the energy around the plants, and show concern for the plants?
(a) They affect the way plants grow.
(b) They create an electric generator.
(c) They get plants to emit sounds.
(d) They get very tired.

4. What does the narrator think about that makes him agree with Charlene?
(a) his last two relationships
(b) his problems at work
(c) his recent distrust of people
(d) his problems with the bank

5. Who is Wayne Dobson whom the narrator meets on the flight to Peru?
(a) an archeologist going to a dig in Peru
(b) an assistant professor of history from New York University
(c) a translater of archaic languages
(d) an explorer who is interested in the value of the Manuscript

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Insights does Charlene say the Manuscript contains?

2. Why is the Manuscript in danger of disappearing?

3. Why does Reneau say that people draw energy from each other through conflict?

4. As they prepare to go to separate hotels, what do Dobson and the narrator do?

5. What is Sarah talking about when she says that everything on earth consists of energy and is malleable to human intention and expectation?

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