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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When planes come down from the sky, what condition are they in?
(a) The planes are wet.
(b) The planes are dirty.
(c) The planes are sparkling clean.
(d) The planes are broken.

2. How long does Emil say man has watched birds?
(a) Eons.
(b) Millennia.
(c) Centuries.
(d) Decades.

3. What does George think is the window to the world?
(a) Religion.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Nature.

4. What disease does George claim has been discovered in ducks?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Obesity.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) The common cold.

5. To what bodily function do the two compare the mystery of the ducks' purpose?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sweating.
(c) Illness.
(d) Urinating.

6. What does Emil call domesticated ducks?
(a) Texas ducks.
(b) Backyard ducks.
(c) Home ducks.
(d) Barnyard ducks.

7. What happened to the Giant Panda?
(a) It escaped into the wild.
(b) Nothing, it is still there.
(c) The zoo put it to sleep.
(d) It was given to another zoo.

8. What does Emil think is a crying shame?
(a) Mallard Ducks.
(b) Cities.
(c) Communism.
(d) Oil Slicks.

9. What is the first thing the men spot on the water?
(a) They see a bicycle.
(b) They see a boat.
(c) They see a shark.
(d) They see a swan.

10. George takes no issue with people spending money on what?
(a) Wildlife.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Cancer research.

11. What has George read is wrong with the atmosphere?
(a) It is escaping into space.
(b) It is becoming polluted with dirt.
(c) It is too crowded with planes.
(d) It is too crowded with ducks.

12. What does Emil think the old men of the Ancient Greeks were incapable of doing?
(a) Appreciating ducks.
(b) Working.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Hunting.

13. With what are the ducks stuffed for display?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Sawdust.

14. What is a blatter?
(a) An organ in the body.
(b) A tool used for calling ducks.
(c) A phrase that means talkative.
(d) A type of duck.

15. What survival tools has Nature given the duck?
(a) Intelligence and wit.
(b) Speed, endurance, and camouflage.
(c) Beauty, fierceness, and bravery.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item on the boat does Emil mistake for a woman?

2. What place does Emil think may be more trouble than it is worth?

3. What do the rich, sleek birds of prey and fat old men have in common?

4. What imaginary line do Emil and George dream of flying over as ducks?

5. According to George, has the hunter been able to shoot the duck?

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