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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. The top of the White Mountain is originally only accessible to whom?

2. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?

3. According to the narrator, recreation becomes what kind of process?

4. According to the narrator, when he kills his first wolf what does he see in its eyes?

5. What steers the course of history, according to scientists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator find that the sand farms aren't as poor as people think?

2. What is the best way to manage national parks according to the narrator?

3. The narrator says that he thinks getting rid of the wolves means more deer, but this isn't the case in the long run. Why?

4. According to the narrator, what are two problems that humans face with regards to the wilderness?

5. What are the three different values listed by the narrator that people have when it comes to nature?

6. According to the narrator, what is the numenon and what is its opposite?

7. What does the narrator state is the main premise for ethics and the environment?

8. Why does the State Conservation Department buy back land along the Flambeau River?

9. Why are public policies involved with outdoor recreation controversial?

10. According to the narrator, what is the one thing that cheat grass is good for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leopold writes that a measure of success is how easy our lives are, yet too much safety means danger in the long run. Discuss. What does he mean? Use at least one specific example from the book. How does this relate to his views on conservation? The land ethic?

Essay Topic 2

There are numerous examples of anthropomorphism in the book. Explain what this term means. Give at least five examples of how the author uses it. Discuss why he uses this technique.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Leopold's land ethic. Be sure to include a discussion of the following: ethics in general, what the land ethic is, the reason why he developes this ethic, the premises behind the land ethic, and the implications of the land ethic for people.

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