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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. Why does the state start to get rid of wolves?

2. The narrator believes that conservation is the state of harmony between the land and what?

3. How much of the woods and mountains is already taken up by mechanized recreation?

4. According to the narrator, today the honey-colored hills of the northwest mountains are covered with what?

5. According to the narrator, who or what is responsible for the last of the grizzlies being shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. The narrator compares puccoons to what other plant and why?

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

6. What two ideas that are part of the split-rail value does the narrator say the pioneer period creates?

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

8. The narrator states that State College is more concerned with beauty and ease than with what?

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

10. Why does the State College want farmers to plant Chinese elms rather than cottonwoods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leopold states that the evolution of a land ethic is both emotional and intellectual. Discuss. What does he mean? What is the relative importance of each?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Leopold writes that he is the "sole owner of all the acres [he] walks over". Discuss. What does he mean? What is the context within the book? Does he mean this literally? How does this relate to his view of land?

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