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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wills compare this type of barbaric act to in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) To our own system of capital punishment.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To the 60's lynchings.
(d) To the Civil War.

2. What adjectives does Updike describe for males in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) Rough and tough.
(b) Fearless of being marred or tainted.
(c) Tall and thin.
(d) Strong and innatly pure.

3. What case do Conroy and Douglas discuss in "Think About It"?
(a) The Robert-Grealy case .
(b) The Dennis Case that dealt with the first amendment.
(c) The Bay of Pigs.
(d) The 9/11 attack.

4. What happened to Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He was shot and killed.
(b) He got three girls pregnant.
(c) He was never caught.
(d) He is in jail.

5. Why do the hunters hunt according to Williams in "The Killing Game"?
(a) To help people that hit deer with their car.
(b) For decoration in their house.
(c) To eat dinner.
(d) To stop over population of animals.

6. What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"?
(a) When he used bleach on his clothes for the first time.
(b) The response he receieved from a jazz musician on how to play a specific chord.
(c) When he realized how to tie a double knot on his tennis shoes.
(d) He explains what a "lightbulb" moment is.

7. Why was this justification used for the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) It justified extreme forms of brutality, like burning at the stake.
(b) It justifies crimes and their punishments according to the crimes.
(c) It helped people be scared of what would happen if they misbehaved.
(d) It teaches people a lesson.

8. What does Queenan say people think about an education from a top-tier school will provide in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) The chance to become famous.
(b) Better education than a junior college.
(c) Encourages motivation.
(d) The guarantee of a successful job.

9. Who wanted to permanently involve America in foreign affairs with the League of Nations in "Who Are We"?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) George Bush.
(c) FDR .
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

10. What kind of art is the Quechan horse in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Impressionist.
(b) Watercolors.
(c) Intaglio.
(d) Self portrait.

11. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?
(a) The process in which we learn.
(b) How to make homemade biscuits.
(c) The process of traveling to Europe from America .
(d) The process of building a car.

12. According to the essay, "Exquisite Corpse" when was lynching prevalent?
(a) Late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(b) 21st century.
(c) Late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(d) 17th century.

13. What does Wills NOT mention as a way of using the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Burning at the stake.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Quartering.
(d) Drawing.

14. What does Updike say that men think about their bodies?
(a) It is an art form.
(b) It is very hard.
(c) It is very forgettable.
(d) It is very masculine.

15. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Close to the Grand Canyon.
(b) The California Dessert.
(c) Next to Yosimite National Park.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption are all rights based on in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?

2. What magazine is mentioned having a cartoon that is equivalent to shouting fire in "Shouting Fire!"?

3. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?

4. What was the verdict on the dry foods taste in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

5. What is the goal of utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

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