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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does B give his lecture, "The Collapse of Values"?

2. B says a Swiss scientist won a Nobel Prize for his work with DDT in what year?

3. What medical condition does Jared have at the beginning of Part Three?

4. On what date does B give his lecture, "The Collapse of Values"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what manner does B teach about population?

5. How does Jared reply when Albrecht sneeringly asks if he is now B when they think Shirin is dead?

6. Why does Jared flee the Company Farm?

7. Why does B believe the Agricultural Revolution caused problems for mankind?

8. Even though B says cultural collapse is occurring, what does he say the good news is?

9. Why does B say it is not necessary to change mankind to survive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore Jared's wavering sense of faith in his religion throughout the novel. When does he begin to doubt his faith? When does he finally admit that he has lost it? What is the significance of Jared, a priest, losing his faith after hearing B speak? What point do you think he might be trying to make?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the way B and B's message are received by the public. How does Jared's church view him? How do the crowds view him? What criticisms do people have about B and the message? How does B respond to these criticisms? What is the significance of his response?

Essay Topic 3

Explore Jared's sense of dedication to Charles. Why do you think he allows Charles to become his teacher? What is the significance of the fact that Jared lies to Lulfre about his dealings with Charles? What do you think this says about Jared? What might it say about Charles?

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