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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to B's lecture, "The Great Forgetting," who is the author of "Principia"?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Wells.
(c) Tesla.
(d) Newton.

2. On what date does B give his lecture, "The Collapse of Values"?
(a) May 16.
(b) May 3.
(c) June 1.
(d) May 19.

3. Who does Jared address directly in his Epilogue?
(a) Shirin.
(b) Lulfre.
(c) The reader.
(d) Charles.

4. Is his June 8 entry, what time does Jared say he became homeless?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

5. In what year does the book "Silent Spring" come out?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mythologist does B make reference to in "The Collapse of Values"?

2. On what date does B give the lecture, "The Boiling Frog"?

3. Where does B give the lecture, "Population: A Systems Approach"?

4. In what city does B give the lecture, "The Boiling Frog"?

5. What is the date on Jared's first entry from Part Three of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does B draw a parallel between Eastern and Western cultures?

2. In B's metaphor about boiling a frog, when does he say the water begins to boil for Man?

3. How does B say Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" caused a change in the world?

4. What does B say about individual cultures and their place in the scheme of things?

5. In what manner does B teach about population?

6. What does B say caused the advent of Judaism, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Buddhism?

7. In B's metaphor about boiling a frog, when does he say the water first begins to heat up for Man?

8. What is The Great Forgetting?

9. Why does Jared speak directly to his reader in the epilogue?

10. How does B draw a comparison between a frog and Man?

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