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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: The Sublime Wonder of Human Physicality - Chapter 26: Return of the Rash.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jared name as the first punk rocker?
(a) General Patton.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) Louis XIV.

2. What is NOT one reason the Greater Intellect cites when it tells Buckminster Fuller that he should not commit suicide?
(a) He does not have the right to kill himself.
(b) He is too strong a swimmer to drown himself.
(c) He is important to the universe.
(d) He would be hurting others.

3. When Sebastian tries to call the dome and Nana finally picks up the phone, what name does she yell into the phone at who she believes is another person calling to harass her?
(a) Bloodsuckers.
(b) Bedbugs.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Vermin.

4. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?
(a) A puffy pastry that would raise one's IQ.
(b) A terrible nuclear explosion.
(c) A heated, levitating domicile.
(d) A state of pure bliss.

5. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles says, "I will forge my journey" in a particular way "to keep accepting and totally boneheaded notions from blinding me to truth" (7). What is that the particular way the principle says one's journey should be forged?
(a) Fearlessly.
(b) Without pause.
(c) Alone.
(d) With others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sebastian refrain from putting the needle onto the record after he leaves Meredith's bed?

2. When Nana opens her eyes and speaks to Sebastian just before he leaves the hospital the day of her stroke, what does she say?

3. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?

4. What technique within Buckminster Fuller's philosophy does Sebastian apply to the band's songwriting?

5. In addition to telling Sebastian that he hopes he has been practicing the bass, what else does Jared say he hopes Sebastian has been doing prior to their first band practice?

(see the answer key)

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