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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Breaking Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is more important that listening?
(a) Seeing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Believing.

2. What did Jensen's father say after he had beat someone?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I'm sorry."
(d) "You deserved it."

3. What types of animals does Jensen raise?
(a) Dairy cattle.
(b) Chickens and ducks.
(c) Sheep and goats.
(d) Beef cattle.

4. According to Jensen, what does strange things to a person's mind?
(a) Thirst.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Hunger.

5. What does Jim Nollman do?
(a) Experiments with cats.
(b) Plays music with whales and dolphins.
(c) Talks to dogs.
(d) Writes books with lions and tigers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jensen, what was the reason for him and his classmates to endure their time in school?

2. What does the homeless man who sees Jensen digging in the trash offer him?

3. Who introduced Jensen to the idea of silencing?

4. What characterizes the Semai people?

5. What is the main lesson Jensen says he learns in graduate school?

(see the answer key)

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