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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does Collier use in Part V, Chapter 21 that has been known, over time, to crack and displace heavy concrete rock?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Running water.
(c) Ice.
(d) Tree roots.

2. According to Collier, Man's Creative Power is made up of two things, Definite Ideal and what?
(a) Personal Power.
(b) Dominant Desires.
(c) Concentrated Will.
(d) Concious Belief.

3. Who was General Howe supposed to meet in Collier's example from Part VI, Chapter 26?
(a) General Burgoyne.
(b) General Rollins.
(c) General Martin.
(d) General Jameson.

4. The result of Jack London's formula for "storiettes" resulted in how many stock forms?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

5. What harsh, inhospitable climate does Collier use as an example in Part VI, Chapter 24?
(a) Iceland.
(b) New England.
(c) The Yukon.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Will is the expression of what in man, according to Collier?

2. Collier illuminates the fact that most things man worries about what?

3. The final example Collier gives in Part VIII, Chapter 34 is of a young couple who purchase what?

4. When was The Creed of the Conquering Chief published by Albert Lewis Pelton?

5. Collier concludes Part VI, Chapter 25 by saying all failures are in the past, and every moment of every day offer what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Collier define Will?

2. What is the subject of the excerpt from Pelton's The Creed of the Conquering Chief?

3. What last example does Collier cite in Part VIII, Chapter 34 as a success story using his methods?

4. What is man's Creative Power comprised of?

5. What is the Creative Ideal?

6. What does Collier claim of America in Part VIII, Chapter 34?

7. What does Collier propose for those facing creative blocks in Part VII, Chapter 28?

8. How did Albert Lewis Pelton achieve success?

9. What analogy does Collier give for forces of the All Power?

10. What does Collier write in response to questions of doubts and fear in Part VII, Chapter 28?

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