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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ishmael say the aeronauts proceeded to learn to fly?
(a) By research and observation
(b) By trial and error
(c) By controlled experiments
(d) By following inspirations from their dreams

2. What does Ishmael say is the consequence of thinking that the world was made for us?
(a) That we can do what we want with it
(b) That we have to take care of it
(c) That we owe someone an enormous debt of gratitude
(d) That we have to find its proper owners

3. What subsequent interruption kept the narrator from returning for another few days in Chapter 10?
(a) A woman
(b) Laziness
(c) A medical condition
(d) A work deadline

4. How does Ishmael say Takers regard the world?
(a) As an animal to be domesticated
(b) As a garden of provisions
(c) As a gift to be cherished
(d) As life-support for human beings

5. How does the narrator continue his dialogue with Ishmael in a new setting in Chapter 10?
(a) He bribes Ishmael’s caretaker
(b) He apologizes until Ishmael relents
(c) He sneaks Ishmael out of the office building
(d) He convinced the Sokolows to pay for a place for him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ishmael say is the purpose of Mother Culture’s story?

2. What does the narrator find when he returns to the office building in Chapter 10 after several days away from Ishmael?

3. According to Ishmael, which is NOT a ‘trick’ the gods played on the Takers?

4. What reason explains the change of circumstances when the narrator returns to the office building after several days away from Ishmael in Chapter 10?

5. What does Ishmael say ‘Adam’ means?

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