Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Test | Final Test - Medium

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 Test | Final Test - Medium

Daniel Quinn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that he understands why Ishmael asked him to define the laws himself?
(a) Because Ishmael wanted to get him accustomed to doing things for himself, for when Ishmael was no longer around
(b) Because if Ishmael had described them, he would not have thought them important
(c) Because Ishmael did not want him to be reliant upon him
(d) Because he had to relinquish beliefs of his own, to see the laws

2. What is the second thing that the narrator says the Takers do, which is not done in nature?
(a) Turn killing into an abstract law
(b) Deny competitors access to food
(c) Sell their produce
(d) Steal other animals’ food

3. What temptation does Ishmael say Adam succumbed to when he took the fruit from Eve in the Bible story?
(a) The temptation to rule over men
(b) The temptation to have power over Eve
(c) The temptation to have a glorious name
(d) The temptation to live without limit

4. After the narrator describes his law, how does Ishmael reword it?
(a) The health of a community is found in the strength of its top predators
(b) You can murder, but only to eat
(c) You can compete but you cannot wage war
(d) You can eat your fill, but after a certain young age, the young have to kill their own food

5. Why is Ishmael reticent about telling the narrator what he wants to know in Chapter 11?
(a) He is afraid that the narrator will stop coming to him once he knows
(b) He does not want to divulge the information
(c) He is irritated by the narrator’s failure to prevent his eviction
(d) He feels the narrator is merely curious

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he feels when he takes a few days off from his discussion with Ishmael in Chapter 8?

2. What is the big change that has taken place at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What does Ishmael say ‘Eve’ means?

4. What looming crisis does Ishmael imply will correct the ‘Takers’’ excesses?

5. What explanation does the narrator ultimately give for why he wants to know a specific question in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does the narrator offer for why the Takers’ culture is superior to the Leavers’?

2. What reading does Ishmael give the Bible story of Cain and Abel?

3. The narrator says that he wants to know the Leavers’ story so he can stop the destruction of the Takers’ story. Why does Ishmael say this is insufficient?

4. What objection does Ishmael make to the narrator’s questions at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. How does Ishmael say the Takers explain their divergence from the peace-keeping law that has kept nature harmonious for three million years?

6. What does the narrator say is the consequence of the Takers’ culture?

7. How do Ishmael and the narrator say that culture changed when the agricultural revolution took place?

8. What are the gods wary of, in letting Adam have the knowledge of good and evil?

9. What surprising behavior does Ishmael describe for the narrator in an imaginary hospitable city?

10. What keeps the narrator from returning to the office building for a few days?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,122 words
(approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit from BookRags. (c)2025 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.