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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jensen when he was diagnosed with Crohn's?

2. Why does Jensen's friend, John Keeble, like to study hate groups?

3. What system to manage wealth will allow a society to be insecure?

4. Jensen's cat jumps into his lap and then goes to the litter box to show ______________.

5. What does Jensen say we cannot do with our anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. As a beekeeper, how did Jensen make money with his bees?

2. What does Jensen say is the only honest statement that the editor of a certain paper ever told him?

3. To what does Jensen say that an emphasis on production ultimately leads?

4. What are two problems that Jensen identifies with violence?

5. What was Jensen's experience with Crohn's disease?

6. What does Jensen's friend Dave think about his life?

7. What does Jensen say is the real lesson of Jesus?

8. In "Connection and Cooperation" how did the Indians punish the hunter who violated rules against over kill?

9. How does Dr. Judith Herman describe atrocities?

10. In the fairy tale Briar Rose, why does the king leave one of the Wise Women out of his feast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of silencing as introduced by Jensen in the first chapter of his book. Do you believe he is correct in his interpretation of the way humans behave? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In several places in the novel, Jensen questions the idea of individual ownership. For instance, when Jensen cleans his barn he wonders if he owns the mice and can do with them as he wishes just because he owns the barn. What is your opinion of this idea of personal ownership? What can be owned and what cannot?

Essay Topic 3

In the chapter "Insatiability" a Maori asks Jensen about his motivation for working for the indigenous people. What is your opinion of Jensen's motivations? Do you believe they are pure? Why or why not?

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