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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Matter of Energy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator unable to relax on the plane to Peru?
(a) because he had to rush too much to make the flight
(b) because he sees the man who was spying on Charlene
(c) because he keeps questioning why he is doing it
(d) because the trubulence keeps tossing the plane

2. What happened to the priest Charlene went to see about the Manuscript?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) He was dead when she got there.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He refused to speak ot her.

3. On the plane, what does the narrator say about understanding the Second Insight?
(a) He says he does.
(b) He says he doesn't.
(c) He says he needs more information.
(d) He says he doesn't agree with it.

4. What is the preoccupation Dobson says is keeping humans from understanding the First Insight?
(a) the preoccupation with security
(b) the preoccupation of making a living
(c) the preoccupation with religion
(d) the preoccupation with entertainment

5. How does Dobson explain the Second Insight?
(a) as a new way to consider mathematics
(b) as a new way of looking at our history
(c) as a way to locate people
(d) as a reason to keep looking for the Manuscript

Short Answer Questions

1. With all the information the narrator got from Charlene, why does he go out into the garden?

2. How many Insights does Charlene say the Manuscript contains?

3. What does the narrator believe he understands now?

4. What does the historian say should be more important than studying actions in the past?

5. What happened while Charlene was in the ladies' room?

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