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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "train of knowledge" analogy
(a) Classic Knowledge is the train's caboose.
(b) the train must be stopped for the analogy to work.
(c) Romantic Knowledge is the train track.
(d) Romantic Knowledge is the leading edge of the engine.

2. According to the Narrator, the twentieth century is characterized by
(a) a search for the truth.
(b) a search for Quality.
(c) a desire to make Religion, Science and Art agree.
(d) a chaotic, disconnected spirit.

3. All of the following are synonyms for "metaphysical" EXCEPT
(a) theoretical.
(b) technolgical.
(c) philosophical.
(d) supernatural.

4. The three rhetorical options Phaedrus had available to him included all EXCEPT
(a) throw sand in the bull's eyes.
(b) refuse to enter the arena with the bull.
(c) impale himself on one of the bull's horns.
(d) attempt to sing the bull to sleep.

5. The person whose philosophy seemed to fit closely to the other side of Phaedrus' philosophy was
(a) Robinson Crusoe
(b) Bertrand Russell
(c) Jules Henri Poincaré
(d) Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

Short Answer Questions

1. The forest near the bottom of the canyon consists mainly of

2. What does the Narrator really want to do with the shadowy figure in his dreams?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of inner peace of mind?

4. Dialectic pertains to all the following EXCEPT

5. If a person's motorcycle backfires sometimes, what type of gumption trap would that be?

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