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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 37 – 68; [May break my bones…], Speech Shadowing (Jonathan).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jonathan ask his subjects to do for his dissertation research?
(a) Sing scat songs.
(b) Read quickly.
(c) Debate him.
(d) Read gibberish.

2. What did Jonathan and Jane leave at the museum when they left?
(a) The books they had bought.
(b) Their coats.
(c) Their lunch.
(d) Their wallets.

3. What does Adam say these figures can trigger?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Psychotic hallucinations
(d) Cancer.

4. How does Jonathan see his dissertation research putting him in Ziegler’s position?
(a) He has documented the animalistic subtext to language.
(b) He has revealed the pervasive hostility in language.
(c) He has revealed the underlying chaos in language.
(d) He has exposed the grudging psychology that uses language for its ends.

5. What does Darren say has been hanging in space all his life?
(a) His mother’s face.
(b) A knife.
(c) The sun.
(d) A cue ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam say spreads Americans?

2. How long does the narrator say it will take Adam to see the connection between Amber’s story and her actions?

3. What is the spread in debate?

4. What does the narrator say Darren would use to ward off insults?

5. How does the narrator characterize the spread in debate?

(see the answer key)

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