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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What method does the narrator say he would use, to deduce the laws of the group Ishmael describes in Chapter 7?
(a) Close observation
(b) Library research
(c) Controlled experiments
(d) Interviews

3. In Chapter 5, what perspective does Ishmael say the narrator should look at the world from?
(a) From a jellyfish’s perspective
(b) From the earth’s perspective
(c) From outer space
(d) From a woman’s perspective

4. Where does the narrator say the conquest narrative in Chapter 6 ends?
(a) With the conquest of all knowledge
(b) With the conquest of outer space
(c) With rebellion and collapse
(d) With the mapping of DNA and the brain

5. What does the narrator say he feels when he takes a few days off from his discussion with Ishmael in Chapter 8?
(a) Depression
(b) Hope
(c) Optimism
(d) Irritation

Short Answer Questions

1. What scenario does Ishmael describe in Chapter 7, which horrifies the narrator?

2. What is the narrator’s reaction when he hears the rival creation story Ishmael tells in Chapter 4?

3. What does Ishmael say the narrator will be the result of learning what he is teaching?

4. Who does Ishmael say is fueling the Third World population explosion?

5. How does Ishmael say the followers of Copernicus convinced people to change their view of heliocentrism?

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