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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he answers the newspaper ad?
(a) To see what he can learn
(b) To be part of the crowd
(c) To make sure that it is just a scam
(d) To see who else shows up

2. What does Ishmael say, in Chapter 2, about the path he will take the narrator on?
(a) There is no going back once you start
(b) Every step will correspond with a mystical experience
(c) He need not remember the route
(d) He should pay careful attention to the route they will take

3. What does the narrator say is his first impression of the room in Chapter 1?
(a) Comfort
(b) Wisdom
(c) Anger
(d) Emptiness

4. What does the narrator say the ad in Chapter 1 was looking for?
(a) Someone who wanted to change the world
(b) Someone who wanted to teach
(c) Someone who wanted to make an investment
(d) Someone who wanted to work with gorillas

5. What does the narrator say his relationship with Nazi Germany is?
(a) He has always gone out of his way to avoid learning about it
(b) He is moderately well informed about it
(c) He is unaware of the details of Nazi rule
(d) He is a student of it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he does with the newspaper the first time he reads Ishmael’s ad?

2. Upon answering the ad, what does the narrator say he finds in the room when he goes in?

3. What does the narrator say grew where his idealism had died?

4. Where does Ishmael say he was born?

5. What does the narrator say is his first impression of Ishmael?

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