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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When the narrator cannot answer Ishmael’s question, ‘how did man become man?’, how does Ishmael say they will address the question?
(a) Obliquely
(b) Pragmatically
(c) Matter-of-factly
(d) Directly
2. What does Ishmael say the narrator needs to tell him in Chapter 8 before the dialogue can resume?
(a) What the end result of the Takers’ civilization will be
(b) What he is willing to give up when the collapse comes
(c) What the law is that has been working from the beginning of time
(d) What the community is in which man is only one member among equals
3. What assumption does Ishmael say the Takers must have made about the world in order to follow the laws they follow?
(a) That time was running out for the world unless they could fix it
(b) That there is something fundamentally wrong with humankind
(c) That man can only return to nature through culture
(d) That men are demi-gods
4. Why does the narrator say he answers the newspaper ad?
(a) To be part of the crowd
(b) To see who else shows up
(c) To make sure that it is just a scam
(d) To see what he can learn
5. What does Ishmael say is ironic about the story the Takers adopted about two thousand years ago?
(a) It had been created by their enemies
(b) The story did not originally have anything to do with them
(c) It did not represent their beliefs
(d) It had started as a joke
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ishmael say he wants, in Chapter 4, when the narrator finally realizes the truth of what Ishmael has been talking about?
2. 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?
3. How does Ishmael say that men see the ruin of nature, according to the narrator’s culture’s mythology?
4. Upon answering the ad, what does the narrator say he finds in the room when he goes in?
5. What distinction does Ishmael point out between Leaver and Taker cultures?
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