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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?
(a) it was tied in a knot
(b) it was pure white
(c) it had two heads
(d) it had a outer and inner skin

2. What does Dillard say is the driving force after reproduction in the animal kingdom?
(a) finding food
(b) knowing God
(c) protecting the young
(d) having a nice place to live

3. According to Dillard, the "simple" is transformed by evolution into what?
(a) human intellect
(b) the more complex and intricate
(c) animals
(d) trees

4. According to Dillard, how is the past healed?
(a) by meditating on forgiveness
(b) if one stays in the present, the past is healed
(c) by focusing on the future
(d) by ignoring it

5. How do ladybugs hibernate?
(a) ladybugs hide beneath the bark on trees
(b) ladybugs hibernate under the roots of trees
(c) ladybugs die off in winter
(d) ladybugs hibernate in large masses

Short Answer Questions

1. How large might a root system for winter rye grass plant grow?

2. How much of life which has ever been created, is living at the present time?

3. How does Dillard visualize the present?

4. How are ladybugs shipped to gardeners?

5. How do honey bees survive the cold of winter?

(see the answer key)

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