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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: p. 38-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Nicholas think Eric might have been in a photo that shows him holding a fish longer than he was?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. What mountain did Eric plan to climb later that summer?
(a) Elbrus.
(b) Nadelhorn.
(c) Matterhorn.
(d) Eiger.

3. Which of Eric's belongings did the undertaker return that were unscathed?
(a) Pulleys and pitons.
(b) Climbing harness and carabiners.
(c) Boots and backpack.
(d) Watch and compass.

4. What did one of Eric's brothers place on the coffin?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Lilies.
(d) Daisies.

5. One of Nicholas's friends had a son who died several weeks before Eric. How did this young man die?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Brain tumor.
(d) Stroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the final hymn at Eric's funeral?

2. What is one of the profoundest features of the Christian and Jewish way of being-in-the-world and being-in-history?

3. When was there a furious dispute over the future direction of architecture?

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

5. What does Nicholas say that a friend's silence is to his wounds?

(see the answer key)

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