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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What end does Ishmael say he foresees for the Takers’ culture?
(a) Catastrophe
(b) Redemption
(c) Chaos
(d) Conquest

2. What does the narrator say, in Chapter 5, man did once he made the development that distinguished him from his ancestors?
(a) Set about discovering himself
(b) Set about mastering the world
(c) Set about telling stories about the exile from the Garden
(d) Set about learning from the animals

3. In Chapter 6, what does Ishmael say is unobtainable in the narrator’s culture?
(a) An understanding of the goal of human culture
(b) An orientation to natural laws
(c) Freedom from guilt
(d) Certain knowledge about how to live

4. What does Ishmael say is the pinnacle of the story the narrator tells in Chapter 3?
(a) A just society
(b) Literature
(c) God’s laws
(d) Man himself

5. What does the law Ishmael believes the narartor is looking for in Chapter 8 prevent?
(a) Injustice
(b) Single-species dominance
(c) Civilization
(d) A howling chaos

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ishmael characterize the law the narrator is looking for?

2. What does Ishmael say is mythical about the story the narrator tells in Chapter 3?

3. What does Ishmael say, in Chapter 5, is man’s purpose on the earth?

4. Why does the narrator say he feels a particular feeling after taking a few days off from his discussion with the narrator in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Ishmael say is the exception to the story of the narrator’s culture?

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