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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say about the search for ultimate meaning?
(a) "'Better never to begin...but once begun...better finish.'"
(b) "'End before you start.'"
(c) "'Better to start whether or not you can finish.'"
(d) "'Start and see where it leads.'"

2. What is the best definition for the Hawaiian word "kahuna?"
(a) The head honcho.
(b) The one who is to sustain.
(c) Magician or expert in any situation.
(d) The one who is to blame.

3. What is the board like that Dan finds?
(a) A new slick, fiberglass board.
(b) Like the ones the old Hawaiians used.
(c) He cannot find a board.
(d) A dented, fiberglass board that is slightly too short for his frame.

4. Simply put, what are Dan's instructions when he gets to Makapuu Beach?
(a) Look for a special shell and listen to what is says.
(b) Build a fire and wait.
(c) Find a surfboard and start paddling with the tide.
(d) Walk barefoot in the surf.

5. At some point, what would Dan have traded for some water?
(a) His wife and daughter.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) His life.
(d) All his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What schools does Millman attend regularly?

2. Who is Ruth Johnson?

3. What does Mama Chia say she did nine years ago?

4. Why has Dan no sense of time or bearings?

5. What does Millman hope to find in the few days he decides to spend in Hawaii on his way home from India?

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