Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel Quinn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel Quinn
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he reacts so violently to the ad in Chapter 1?
(a) Because he had never had any response when he ran similar ads himself
(b) Because he had once wanted to save the world
(c) Because he had always hoped to see an ad like this, but feels he had missed his chance
(d) Because he had once taught lessons in saving the world himself

2. When does the narrator recognize Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) When Ishmael speaks to him
(b) When he is staring into his own eyes
(c) When the keeper forces Ishmael to move
(d) When Ishmael growls

3. What does Ishmael elicit from the narrator in Chapter 4 regarding his creation myth?
(a) That his creation myth is damaging the earth
(b) That his creation myth is centered on mankind
(c) That his creation myth is founded on falsehoods
(d) That his creation myth excludes the perspective of women

4. Why does the narrator have a hard time identifying the creation myth of his culture?
(a) Because he never took the religious classes where he would have learned it
(b) Because he has been blinded by a limiting ideology
(c) Because the creation myth is a mystical secret
(d) Because creation myths are not myths to people who tell them

5. What does the narrator say he does with the newspaper the first time he reads Ishmael’s ad?
(a) Throws it on the floor
(b) Leaves the paper on a bench
(c) Burns it
(d) Throws it in the trash

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does the narrator say he does not display the emotion he wants when the narrator finally realizes the truth of what Ishmael has been talking about?

2. What does the narrator say the ad in Chapter 1 was looking for?

3. What does Ishmael say is the premise of the narrator’s creation myth?

4. What is the literary term that describes the narrator’s directly addressing the reader?

5. What does Ishmael say he wants, in Chapter 4, when the narrator finally realizes the truth of what Ishmael has been talking about?

(see the answer key)

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