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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kate teach Alex not to smoke?
(a) By promising him a reward if he never smoked.
(b) By making him smoke cigars.
(c) By showing him medical records.
(d) By introducing him to a cigarette addict.

2. What did the Amazon natives do with their captives in the past, according to Professor Leblanc?
(a) They ate them.
(b) They made them rulers.
(c) They kept them as slaves.
(d) They killed them.

3. What does the book Kate gives Alex contain?
(a) Pictures of Amazon flora and fauna.
(b) Topographical maps of the Amazon basin.
(c) Health tips for adventurous travelers.
(d) Information about native peoples.

4. What effect does the Amazon beast have on humans around him?
(a) They faint or are paralyzed from his odor.
(b) Their memories are wiped and they forget having seen him.
(c) They are hypnotized.
(d) They never recover from the shock.

5. Why does Alex enjoy mountain climbing?
(a) He likes to spend time by himself.
(b) He likes to feel that he can control his body and his mind.
(c) He likes to breathe the clean air at high altitudes.
(d) He likes to be away from the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Amazon natives regard as worse than death?

2. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?

3. How does Lisa feel about Kate?

4. How does Kate help Alex prepare for their expedition to the Amazon?

5. What is Professor Leblanc's opinion of the Amazon natives?

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