The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fowler think is Pyle's obsession?
(a) Weeding corrupt administrators out of charities
(b) Taking out corrupt politicians in countries friendly to the USA
(c) Getting Coca Cola into every country in the world
(d) Politics and York Harding's theory of democracy and public policy

2. What is it about Pyle that particularly annoys Fowler?
(a) Pyle's cockiness that, given a choice, Phuong will choose him over Fowler.
(b) Pyle's ignorance of his own naivte.
(c) Pyle's attitude of moral superiority because he doesn't smoke opium.
(d) Pyle's secretive nature that hints he is someone important.

3. How does Fowler see most of the men in the press corps?
(a) He sees them as being very familiar with the culture of Vietnam.
(b) He sees them as men who could not get a job anywhere else.
(c) Fowler finds his American colleagues in the press to be big, noisy, boyish and middle-aged types.
(d) He sees them as quiet, hard working professionals.

4. What does Fowler dream after he finally falls asleep?
(a) He finally falls asleep and dreams of Pyle and Phuong dancing.
(b) He dreams of fine food and wine.
(c) He dreams of walking in the meadows of England.
(d) He dreams of taking his opium pipe at home.

5. How does Fowler get to the city of Phat Diem?
(a) He flies with the French troops.
(b) He takes the train.
(c) He drives with Pyle.
(d) Fowler goes by boat to the city of Phat Diem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phuong tell Vigot about her and Pyle?

2. What does Pyle say about his importing plastics?

3. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?

4. Fowler, who is British, has developed what feeling about Vietnam?

5. What is Graham Greene's definition of the quiet American?

(see the answer key)

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