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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Phosphorus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "No Mortal Foe"?
(a) A treatise on angels.
(b) Jakob's third chapbook of poems.
(c) A collection of essays by Jakob.
(d) Ben's second book.

2. How does Athos know how to cook food that he forages?
(a) His mother taught him.
(b) From ancient books.
(c) Through trial and error.
(d) He watched his grandmother as a boy.

3. To what is Athos prone?
(a) Fits of rage.
(b) Depression.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Euphoria.

4. In what type of ground does Athos say one should be buried?
(a) Fertile ground.
(b) Sandy ground.
(c) Rocky ground.
(d) Ground that will remember the dead person buried there.

5. When does Ben arrive on Idhra?
(a) When a stifling air mass is becalmed over the area.
(b) In the middle of a serious typhoon.
(c) When the tide surges are higher than normal.
(d) At a time of refreshing winds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alex's father's occupation?

2. What do the Greeks seem to have caught from the Germans?

3. Who is Athos?

4. What does Idhra do for Jakob?

5. How does Jakob survive?

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