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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cultural Eyeglasses and Cranes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the essence of silencing?
(a) The inability to remember.
(b) The willingness to forget.
(c) The loss of language.
(d) The misuse of language.

2. Whom did Jensen's father not beat?
(a) Those who didn't deserve it.
(b) Those who deserved it.
(c) His family.
(d) His wife

3. What device does Jensen say determines our view of surrounding circumstances?
(a) Cultural blinders.
(b) Cultural press.
(c) Cultural binoculars.
(d) Cultural eyeglasses.

4. Who introduced Jensen to the idea of silencing?
(a) His mother.
(b) His teachers.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

5. What robotic varmint did scientists at Tokyo University create?
(a) Robo-Roach.
(b) Robo-Mouse.
(c) Robo-Rabbit.
(d) Robo-Rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jensen say saved his life as a child?

2. What does Jensen think about when he flies?

3. What two things does Jensen indicate are often associated in modern culture?

4. According to Jensen, what does strange things to a person's mind?

5. In what sport does Jensen participate?

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