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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of church did Owen attend as a child?
(a) Unitarian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Pentecostal.

2. Who is Del Nearing?
(a) James's lover.
(b) Volterra's assistant.
(c) A Sabre tour-guide.
(d) Volterra's translater.

3. What advice does Rowser give James in Chapter 3?
(a) Take a safe job in the States.
(b) Invest in Greek government bonds.
(c) Stay out of Lebanon.
(d) Get divorced as soon as possible.

4. According to Owen in Chapter 5, what has America become?
(a) A past empire.
(b) A myth.
(c) A bully.
(d) A god.

5. In Chapter 6, why does Volterra think Del should be more awed by their surroundings?
(a) She is a Jew.
(b) She has never been outside of the States.
(c) She is high.
(d) She has always wanted to visit the Holy Land.

6. What country is David Keller going to be air-dropped into in Chapter 5?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Congo.
(c) Iran.
(d) Afghanistan.

7. How many items are on the list James reads to Kathryn at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 27.
(c) 45.
(d) 5.

8. In Chapter 4, where does Owen think the cave people have gone?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) The Greek mainland.

9. In Chapter 5, what does Volterra talk to Owen about?
(a) His dig.
(b) The language cult.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) His relationship with Kathryn.

10. In Chapter 4, James marvels that he can barely read the Greek writing on what?
(a) A rail map.
(b) A box of oatmeal.
(c) A gyro stand menu.
(d) His passport stamp.

11. In Chapter 1, what monument do James Axton and his friends discuss?
(a) The Duomo.
(b) The Acropolis.
(c) The Park Guelle.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

12. Where does Volterra need to travel to meet a possible cult member in Chapter 6?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Beirut.

13. In Chapter 7, where does Owen intend to go when he leaves Greece?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Capetown.
(d) Osaka.

14. What scares Owen about religion?
(a) The non-governmental hierarchy.
(b) The iconography.
(c) The wars it engenders.
(d) Masses of people with the same emotion.

15. In what part of his apartment is James at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) His balcony.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) His kitchen.
(d) His den.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, why does Owen reason that he won't be able to find his cave-dwellers again?

2. What specific problem is Volterra having with his excursions in Chapter 6?

3. What danger do Tap and James encounter when they go hiking in Chapter 5?

4. What does James wish he could do at the end of the night in Chapter 2?

5. What one aspect of Owen's experience are the men of his story interested in?

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