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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What superlative does Brooks use to describe his story in the introduction?
(a) Happiest.
(b) Strangest.
(c) Simplest.
(d) Worst.

2. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?
(a) Fixing things.
(b) Choosing movies.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Planning vacations.

3. What subject does Ms. Taylor teach?
(a) English.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) History.
(d) Trigonometry.

4. In the Introduction, Brooks laments that most social policy is based on what understanding of humanity?
(a) Freudian.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Materialist.
(d) Rationalist.

5. What famous intellect does Brooks mention at the end of his introduction?
(a) Hofstadter.
(b) Vidal.
(c) Hume.
(d) Hawking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Julia calls Harold half cupid, half what?

2. What separates us from animals, according to Brooks in the introduction?

3. What does Ms. Taylor want to match each student to?

4. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?

5. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what large accessory do his social ascendants always have?

(see the answer key)

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