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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university did Jensen teach a creative writing class?
(a) Mines College.
(b) East Washington University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of California.

2. What is it that Jensen believes shows the coyotes gratitude for the duck carcass?
(a) A new tree.
(b) A dead chicken.
(c) A pile of poop.
(d) Dead wolves.

3. Why does Jensen enjoy his economics classes?
(a) He likes money.
(b) He understands the concepts.
(c) He doesn't enjoy them.
(d) He doesn't take them seriously.

4. What does Jensen ultimately believe will happen to the world because of the way humans treat it?
(a) It will be saved.
(b) It will implode.
(c) It will explode.
(d) It will be destroyed.

5. What does Jensen's nine-year-old friend notice that Jensen didn't?
(a) The aphids.
(b) The ladybugs.
(c) The bees.
(d) The purple berries on the bush.

6. What does Jensen say is the point of life?
(a) To seek happiness.
(b) To gain control over the world.
(c) To honor life.
(d) To accumulate wealth.

7. What types of books were Jensen's family members allowed to read on the Sabbath?
(a) The Bible or Bible commentaries only.
(b) Any type of books they wanted to read.
(c) Books about the Bible or nature.
(d) Mysteries.

8. What finally kills Jensen's aphids?
(a) Wasps.
(b) Ladybugs.
(c) Insecticides.
(d) Cold water.

9. Where do the Maori people live?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) Austria.

10. What type of pet did Jensen have as a child?
(a) A goldfish.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

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

12. What does Jensen believe is the purpose of compulsory education?
(a) To teach necessary education.
(b) To waste time.
(c) To break the will of the children.
(d) To use taxpayers' money.

13. What did Jensen do on the Sabbath?
(a) Communed with nature.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Watched the clock.
(d) Communed with God.

14. What does Jensen begin doing when he doesn't jump well?
(a) Hitting others.
(b) Walking away.
(c) Running away.
(d) Throwing tantrums.

15. To what does Jensen compare the urge to destroy?
(a) Poisoned water.
(b) Poisoned meat.
(c) Human nature.
(d) Modern culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jensen do for a living?

2. What happens after the mice in the barn are killed?

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

4. What does Jensen list as one of the weapons used against the aboriginal people?

5. What causes Jensen's dog to die?

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