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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invents a socio-political-economic philosophy theory?
(a) Marx.
(b) Faust.
(c) Moses.
(d) Freud.

2. What happens to the dominoes when the chain reaction is halted?
(a) They fall down.
(b) They look at each other and shrug.
(c) They stand up.
(d) They run away screaming.

3. In the story "Jean and Jane", how do Jean and Jane know each other?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Friends.
(c) Aunt and cousin.
(d) Mother and daughter.

4. In the story "Burnout" , where does the Scavenger Fish live?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A pond.
(c) A fish tank.
(d) Bass lake.

5. What type of people does the introduction of Part 3 suggest have flexible relationships?
(a) Those who read books.
(b) Those who marry young.
(c) Those who are open to ambiguity.
(d) Those who have many children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the owner of the flower shop put the flower in "The Wallflower" behind all of the others?

2. Who debates his idea of psychoanalysis in "Tradition"?

3. Why does Moses want to include non-religious leaders in his document?

4. How are the characters identified in the second part of "Symbiosis"?

5. What are the men in "Tradition" concerned about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the historical figures in "Tradition" worried?

2. In "Panic", how is the dominoes' chain reaction stopped?

3. What does Edwin H. Friedman suggest leads humans to be chained in the introduction to Part 3?

4. What historical figures appear in "Tradition" and what is their role in society?

5. How does perfection lead to Ms. Muffet's death in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

6. What is interesting about the character names in "Caught in Her Own Web"?

7. Why is the woman in "The Magic Ring" heartbroken at the start of the story?

8. Why is the shipwrecked man uncomfortable on the island in "Attachment" ?

9. What is the purpose of the screen in "Narcissus" and why does it fail?

10. How does Edwin H. Friedman compare humans to reptiles in the introduction to Part 4?

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