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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Narrator characterized the college as a "teaching college" by which he meant
(a) the college was designed to prepare students to be teachers in schools and colleges.
(b) the professors taught the graduate students to teach, but stayed really busy teaching the grad students.
(c) the professors were burned out with teaching so many classes and never had time for research or contemplation.
(d) that only those who truly enjoyed teaching worked there since the college did not require research.

2. The Narrator seems to think that technology is
(a) a function of being human.
(b) a necessary evil to be endured.
(c) a manifestation of Buddha.
(d) the incarnation of Buddha.

3. Secondary roads are preferred by the Narrator because
(a) he likes to have people look from their porches and wonder who he is.
(b) he leaves them with a feeling of relaxation and enjoyment.
(c) he enjoys kids waving to him when he rides by.
(d) he is able to get better directions from people on secondary roadsthan those on main roads.

4. The Narrator does not want to go faster than
(a) fifty miles per hour.
(b) forty-five miles per hour.
(c) sixty miles per hour.
(d) sixty-five miles per hour.

5. Who suffered the most from Phaedrus' isolation?
(a) his wife and family
(b) his son
(c) his parents
(d) his brothers and sister

Short Answer Questions

1. The kind of truth one seems to see out of the corner of one's eye or when the procedure goes haywire is called

2. The Narrator says that some cultures believe in ghosts in the same way that other cultures

3. Who are the four people riding motorcycles on a journey?

4. A topsy-turvy feeling of inadequacy results when

5. Which of the following is NOT a book the Narrator has brought on the trip?

(see the answer key)

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