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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Blue's idea for a motion picture, how many men control the world state?
(a) Five men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Six men.
(d) Ten men.

2. Fill in the following quote by Blue from Chapter II: "Without Christ, we would be little more than ____________."
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Microcosms.
(d) Amoebas.

3. When the narrator first sees Blue in Chapter I, what is Blue riding in?
(a) A foreign automobile.
(b) A horse carriage.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A motorcycle.

4. Fill in the following quote from Chapter I: "Or perhaps his order was life and the world his _____________."
(a) Oyster.
(b) Teacup.
(c) Education.
(d) Monastery.

5. What does Blue think should be built on top of his skyscraper?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Stores.
(c) Cottages.
(d) Telegraphs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter I, what advice does the narrator want to give Blue?

2. Besides Stevens, who is the other guest at Blue's party in Chapter II?

3. What is needed to make a living on the skyscraper doable?

4. After Blue gave away his money, what is his suit made of when the narrator came across him?

5. How does the narrator get down from the skyscraper in Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the entertainment Blue had at a party for Stevens.

2. What does the narrator think of Blue's theology in the story he told in Chapter III?

3. Why is it important for Blue that God was made man?

4. Describe what White does.

5. Compare Blue to St. Francis of Assisi.

6. What is the story Blue tells the narrator about?

7. What is the weakness of the IGW?

8. What is Blue doing when the narrator first sees him in Chapter I?

9. Describe Blue's living arrangements in Chapter II.

10. What is the purpose of Chapter III?

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