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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. About what animal does Jensen dream?
(a) Pelicans.
(b) Doves.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Eyeglasses.

4. What does Jensen do with the surveyors' flags?
(a) Plays with them.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Moves them.
(d) Pulls them up.

5. According to Jensen, on what belief is the entire culture based?
(a) People are honest.
(b) The earth is inanimate.
(c) People are blind.
(d) The earth is alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jensen, what do humans do when they fear their needs won't be met?

2. When does Jensen say that his conversation with the coyotes began?

3. What does Jensen say is the best thing that happened to him at the School of Mines?

4. What does Jensen do for a living?

5. What activity does Jensen dream that he is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is high jumping therapeutic for Jensen?

2. What does Jensen write that current culture presupposes?

3. Why does Jensen say that he can provide no scientific verification for conversations between humans and nonhumans?

4. In what ways does Jensen write in the chapter "The Safety of Metaphor" that the salmon and humans are similar?

5. How does Jensen's father rationalize the fact that he beats the members of his family?

6. What was Jensen's childhood like?

7. According to Jensen, what is the purpose of silencing?

8. What does Jensen say is one of the problems with our current economic system?

9. What does Jensen's nine-year-old friend tell him about the bushes in his yard?

10. Describe a conversation of death.

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