A Language Older Than Words Test | Final Test - Easy

Derrick Jensen
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A Language Older Than Words Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jensen leery of the talking stick?
(a) He doesn't want to tell what he really feels.
(b) He is uncomfortable talking in public.
(c) He is afraid he will be laughed at.
(d) The person using it is not a traditional Indian.

2. In the parable of the box, who does the man on the box represent?
(a) The common people.
(b) The authorities.
(c) Free trade.
(d) Jesus.

3. What percentage of those polled thought it was acceptable for police to use pepper spray on nonviolent, non-resisting protestors?
(a) 14 percent.
(b) 86 percent.
(c) 98 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

4. While working with bees, where did Jensen live most of the time?
(a) At his home.
(b) With his mom.
(c) In his truck.
(d) With his friends.

5. What role does Jensen believe that his father played in his activism?
(a) Terminator.
(b) None.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Activation energy.

6. What is the name of the observatory built on Mount Graham?
(a) Columbus Project.
(b) Observation Graham.
(c) Apache Project.
(d) Mount Graham Observatory.

7. What type of insects does Jensen try his hand at raising?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Ants.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Honeybees.

8. What does Jensen conclude that it is the responsibility of members of a community to do?
(a) Beat each other.
(b) Work with each other.
(c) Feed each other.
(d) Ignore each other.

9. What fruit requires a wasp to pollinate it?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Figs.
(c) Grapefruit.
(d) Pineapples.

10. With what disease did the doctors in the hospital misdiagnose Jensen?
(a) The flu.
(b) Stomach ulcers.
(c) Ulcerative colitis.
(d) Kidney failure.

11. For what experience does Jensen learn he has been having flashbacks to and not realizing it?
(a) Waterskiing.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Skating.
(d) Watching television.

12. What has Jensen begun doing with his bee equipment?
(a) Burning it.
(b) Putting it in the trash.
(c) Selling it.
(d) Giving it away.

13. To what phrase has Erich Fromm changed Descartes' famous saying "I think, therefore I am?"
(a) I earn money, therefore I am.
(b) I affect, therefore I am.
(c) I work, therefore I am.
(d) I am coerced, therefore I am.

14. How are queen bees made?
(a) Through bloodlines.
(b) By voting.
(c) By feeding babies special food.
(d) By playing games.

15. What do younger bees in a hive do?
(a) Play.
(b) Tend the young.
(c) Guard the hive.
(d) Collect the nectar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Jensen's brother's epilepsy?

2. What does Jensen say that coercion is central to in our culture?

3. Jensen is trying to rekindle his love for what sport?

4. How does Jensen describe Crohn's disease?

5. What does Dr. Herman say happens to a person who is traumatized repeatedly?

(see the answer keys)

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