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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard says if nature is not monstrous, then why does it appear that way to humans?
(a) humans see only the bad
(b) nature is logical, though a logic humans can't comprehend
(c) humans can't see the big picture
(d) it is human's emotional response to nature's illusory horrors

2. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) Singing in the shower
(b) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends
(c) God is in nature
(d) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church

3. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?
(a) a light is turned on
(b) it moves
(c) the name of the object is known
(d) one's attention is focused on it

4. When a scientist disrupted pine caterpillars' food trail, what happened?
(a) half of caterpillars made a new trail off to the right
(b) they stopped, and stayed still until they died
(c) they turned around and followed their trail back home
(d) the caterpillars could not restart a new trail

5. What does the author believe about the difference between abundant plant life and abundant insect life?
(a) abundant insect life is healthier for the earth
(b) the proliferation of plant life, does not disturb humans the way an overabundance of insects do
(c) plants would be more abundant without insects
(d) insects will always outnumber plants

Short Answer Questions

1. Dillard says that if plants had emotions, she would applaud this:

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

3. What is the "Principle of Indeterminacy?"

4. What do the Eskimos do with the greens in their prey's stomach?

5. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?

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