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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: p. 49-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eric's thesis, what person was he especially interested in writing about?
(a) Paul Schultze-Naumberg.
(b) German Bestelmeyer.
(c) Alexander von Senger.
(d) Eugen Honig.

2. What mountain peak does Nicholas mention after discussing his dream on page 50?
(a) Jovenspitze.
(b) Ellmauerhalt.
(c) Feldberg.
(d) Elferkogel.

3. What author does Nicholas quote, who says that "No man is an island"?
(a) Ben Jonson.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) Edmund Waller.
(d) John Donne.

4. What time of day did Nicholas return from Europe?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) Middle of the afternoon.
(c) Around noon.
(d) Late at night.

5. As creatures of God, what does Nicholas say man should not yearn for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Eternity.
(c) The life hereafter.
(d) Timeless disembodiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?

2. At the grave site, what type of trees did the wind rustle through?

3. What were people hoisting when Nicholas went to the store?

4. On page 60, Nicholas speaks of an image that haunts him. Where is he standing in this image?

5. What time did Nicholas receive the call that his son had died?

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