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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man in the "The Bridge" responsible for?
(a) Getting supper on the table.
(b) Saving his business.
(c) Saving someone's life.
(d) His family.

2. How does baby bird feel at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) Scared.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Bitter.

3. Who writes the report in "Raising Cain: A Case History of the First Family"?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A student.
(d) A lawyer.

4. What does communication depend on in "The Failure of Syntax"?
(a) Sign language.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Hand gestures.
(d) Emotional context.

5. In "The Bridge" what must the man do so he won't lose a long awaited opportunity?
(a) Act immediately.
(b) Bribe the mayor.
(c) Fight a caged lion.
(d) Cry.

6. What, according to Oedipus, is searching and understanding within the self good for?
(a) Meeting girls.
(b) Writitng a poem.
(c) Writing a book.
(d) It is the way to the truth.

7. What lessons do the morals in Part 2 encourage?
(a) Caring.
(b) Sharing.
(c) Good marriage.
(d) Communication.

8. According to Faust, what is external, objective knowledge good for?
(a) Finding the truth.
(b) Getting into college.
(c) Reading a map.
(d) Writing a book.

9. What do Faust and Oedipus do together in the Interlude?
(a) Debate.
(b) Eat brunch.
(c) Fish.
(d) Duel.

10. Who is Oedipus?
(a) A man who kills his father.
(b) A painter.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A bar keeper.

11. What does baby bird leave forever at the end of "Soaring"?
(a) The birdhouse.
(b) His nest.
(c) The earth.
(d) Maryland.

12. How does the other animal in "Round in Circles", react to the moth's advice?
(a) He shouts "Tais-toi!"
(b) He ignores it.
(c) He covers his ears and sings "lalala!"
(d) He takes it.

13. What does the family doctor ask the man in "The Power of Belief"?
(a) "What is your name?"
(b) "Can I see your bank statement?"
(c) "Do horses speak?"
(d) "Do dead men bleed?"

14. What is John's nervous condition?
(a) He doesn't like the rain.
(b) His mother beat him.
(c) His nerve endings are outside his body.
(d) He is afraid of taxis.

15. What does Cassandra believe people should do instead of seek answers?
(a) Write books.
(b) Pray.
(c) Go to war.
(d) Ask questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy like to cut up in "Projection"?

2. What does Edwin H. Friedman claim "real figures of speech" are based on?

3. How does the moth try to help the other animal in "Round in Circles"?

4. In "Projection", what does Billy want to be when he grows up?

5. Who does the man in "The Power of Belief" see in order to fix him?

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