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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Finkel use to describe his journalistic past?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Ambitious.

2. The Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers lived in caves on either side of which river?
(a) The Mesopotamia.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Yangtze.

3. Which author wrote, "He that thinks most, will say least" (147)?
(a) Chopra.
(b) Orwell.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Thoreau.

4. To what journalistic transgression did Finkel admit in an effort to "engender a sense of connection" (40) with Knight?
(a) The creation of a composite character.
(b) The act of bribery.
(c) The submission of a story under a pseudonym.
(d) The creation of a totally fabricated story.

5. Finkel makes a distinction in Chapter 22 between solitude and what other element?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Terror.
(c) Angst.
(d) Emptiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finkel cites a variety of studies showing that what element is toxic to humans?

2. What gesture does Knight recall making at the end of his encounter with the ice fishermen months before his arrest?

3. When Knight heard the ice fishermen approaching, he walked only how many steps out of his camp before he was spotted?

4. How many propane tanks could Knight carry on his back at once by the time of his arrest?

5. What was NOT one of the names attached to the hermit during his period of scavenging from cabins in the area?

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