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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Against Stupidity: Chapter: 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bronowski advise Lamont to do in Chapter 10?
(a) Go live life.
(b) Run away.
(c) Fight till death.
(d) Write his will.

2. What does Lamont think is corrupting the Sun in Chapter 5?
(a) Technology rivet.
(b) Sun pipe.
(c) Electron pump.
(d) Positron wave.

3. What does Hallam discover has changed on his desk in Chapter 1?
(a) Plutonium alloy.
(b) School paper.
(c) Tungsten jar.
(d) Computer results.

4. Who was angry at Lamont and turned down his grants in Chapter 5?
(a) Hallam.
(b) Bronowski.
(c) Dua.
(d) Denison.

5. What is the message that comes from the para men in Chapter 10?
(a) "f-i-g-h-t-t-i-l-l-d-e-a-t-h."
(b) "d-a-n-c-e-w-i-t-h-t-h-e-d-e-v-i-l."
(c) "p-u-m-p g-o-o-d s-u-n y-e-s."
(d) "y-e-s p-u-m-p b-a-d b-a-d b-a-d."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lamont visibly upset in Chapter 6?

2. What is the word in the message that Bronowski receives in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Lamont visit in Chapter 8?

4. Who does Burton admit told him to not see Lamont in Chapter 7?

5. What/who did Hallam suggest was responsible for exchanging substances in Chapter 2?

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