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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8 (Chapters 50-51).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did James Frazer call the Black Mud Sound?
(a) Lewd and profligate.
(b) Earthy and sensual.
(c) Vulgar and offensive.
(d) Intellectual and rarefied.

2. What did Osiris ban?
(a) Foreign travel.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Tyranny.

3. How does Reed characterize Berbelang?
(a) Lackadaisical.
(b) Serious.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Indifferent.

4. What was Set known for, in PaPaLaBas’ story?
(a) His knowledge of the markets.
(b) His spiritual knowledge.
(c) His willingness to negotiate.
(d) His refusal to dance.

5. Whom does Biff Musclewhite say Thor reminds him of?
(a) His old boss.
(b) Himself.
(c) A man he killed in the war.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does PaPaLaBas say that Osiris had to record his dance?

2. How does Biff Musclewhite characterize America?

3. What does Carl Jung say the Great War was useful for?

4. What does Safecracker Gould say Major Young would be doing ‘if he were a real black man’?

5. What are Berbelang and the others wearing when they come for Biff Musclewhite?

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