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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Knight included an apology for committing what transgression in his first letter to Finkel?
(a) For using graph paper.
(b) For affixing an expired stamp to the letter.
(c) For his sloppy penmanship.
(d) For writing microscopically.

2. Mr. Hillman lamented his possible role in Knight's criminal activity because he had told Knight's class that taking what action was alright in a life or death situation?
(a) Borrowing things from cabins with the intention of returning them.
(b) Doing whatever it took to survive.
(c) Setting a bonfire.
(d) Breaking into cabins and stealing needed supplies.

3. Knight was charged with which two crimes shortly after his arrest?
(a) Arson and theft.
(b) Slander and theft.
(c) Vandalism and burglary.
(d) Burglary and theft.

4. How many screws did one of Knight's victims use in order to successfully thwart his efforts to steal?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 5,000.

5. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?
(a) It was sentimental.
(b) It belonged to a poor family.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was wholly synthetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tanks of propane did Knight require during a single winter so that he could melt snow for drinking water?

2. Physiologists believe that humans evolved and gained the use of their senses in which two types of locations?

3. What object is named in Chapter 1 as being "not allowed, not once," for a hermit who is "truly committed" (3)?

4. Which philosopher did Knight admire above all others, according to Finkel?

5. About how many prisoners in the U.S. are serving sentences in solitary confinement, according to Finkel?

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