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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 the book B reads about population, there is drug that cures what?

2. What is the name of the book B reads about population?

3. Who does Jared entrust with a tape recording of a conversation with Lulfre?

4. Who do doctors tell Jared is the only person who has called him while he has been in the hospital?

5. Jared and Shirin want to protect who from Lulfre?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is The Great Forgetting?

3. What happens when Jared smashes his ammonite fossil?

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. Why is the date for the first entry in section three unknown?

7. Why does B argue with what people in the 1950s said about Man and his place in the scheme of things?

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

9. How does Albrecht react when Jared says war is an accomplishment of the modern culture?

10. Why does Jared rush to put B's teachings in his diary?

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 Shirin's views on the concept of nature. Where does Shirin believe the concept of nature came from? How does the concept of nature forming relate to the Agricultural Revolution? What does Shirin believe about humans and nature?

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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