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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which historical figure who died in 479 B.C. "seems to have spoken in praise of hermits" (37)?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Gilgamesh.
(d) Caligula.

2. On what type of object was Knight sitting during Finkel's visit to see him in jail?
(a) A bench.
(b) A chair.
(c) A stool.
(d) A sink.

3. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Onwas.
(c) Carter.
(d) Thoreau.

4. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?
(a) A garden hose.
(b) A series of straws.
(c) A homemade set of bellows.
(d) A deconstructed hula-hoop.

5. What rank did Terry Hughes hold in his job as a law enforcement officer at the time he apprehended the hermit?
(a) Sheriff.
(b) Chief.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Sergeant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?

2. What was Knight's first answer when he was asked how long he had been living in the woods?

3. The parcel of land on which Knight's campsite sat contained how many acres in total?

4. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?

5. According to Finkel, the area known to locals as "the Jarsey" (56) is known for repelling what?

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