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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice does Ishmael say the narrator is lulled by?
(a) God the Father
(b) Mother Nature
(c) Mother Culture
(d) Father Time

2. 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?
(a) He says that he still does not see
(b) He says that he is more flabbergasted than he could express
(c) He says that the pleasure of seeing is intellectual for him, not emotional
(d) He says that he does not show his emotions

3. What event does Ishmael say correlates to the birth of the Takers’ story?
(a) The development of trade routes
(b) The discovery of metallurgy
(c) The beginning of writing
(d) The birth of agriculture

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

5. What does Ishmael say the narrator will be the result of learning what he is teaching?
(a) He will become a writer
(b) He will be isolated
(c) He will want to become religious
(d) He will go to war

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a koan?

2. What terms do Ishmael’s terms ‘Takers’ and ‘Leavers’ correspond to?

3. Why does the narrator say he answers the newspaper ad?

4. What does the narrator say his relationship with Nazi Germany is?

5. What end does Ishmael say he foresees for the Takers’ culture?

(see the answer key)

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