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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: In Distrust of Movements, Think About It, and Shouting Fire!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Berry think the problem with American's is in "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) Lack of desire to go green.
(b) American's are obese.
(c) Lack of knowledge on how we obtain our resources.
(d) Lack of knowledge on increasing efficiency.

2. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) The way people drive.
(b) The way we recycle.
(c) The way we eat.
(d) The way American's see environmental problems.

3. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?
(a) Runs after his car and trips.
(b) Moves to Europe.
(c) Burns all of their pictures.
(d) Attempts suicide.

4. Who outlined the exception to the first amendment in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(c) Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?
(a) Her mother's life.
(b) The direction of the wind.
(c) Her first daughter's life.
(d) The underlinings in a library book, made by a previous reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ultimate solution to the type of death discussed in "Heaven and Nature"?

2. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."

3. What case do Conroy and Douglas discuss in "Think About It"?

4. Who chastises Komunyakaa for keeping his reasoning for leaving a secret?

5. What is prohibited in the first amendment?

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