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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. For what does Dan listen?
(a) Civilization.
(b) A rescue boat or helicopter.
(c) A shark.
(d) Waves crashing on the shore.

2. What does Dan have to keep fighting off?
(a) Lassitude.
(b) Rage.
(c) Panic.
(d) Despondency.

3. What are the Basic Self, Conscious Self and Higher Self?
(a) The three selves.
(b) A way of explaining the relationship between god and humans.
(c) The concept talked about in the secret ways.
(d) The way to enlightenment.

4. Once Mama Chia has taken Dan to the edge and points the way, what does he have to do?
(a) Open his eyes and leap.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Close his eyes and leap.
(d) The same thing as on the surfboard.

5. What does Millman hope to find in the few days he decides to spend in Hawaii on his way home from India?
(a) A way to reconnect with his inner being.
(b) Some healing.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Contact with the local culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Millman meet outside the last bank he visits?

2. What grant is Millman awarded?

3. At some point, what would Dan have traded for some water?

4. What cure does Ruth prescribe for Dan?

5. What is the major difference between the author and his wife, Linda?

(see the answer key)

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