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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the life of a Danish aristocrat mentioned in Chapter 2, what did he do for most of the day?
(a) Hunted.
(b) Ate.
(c) Napped.
(d) Swam.

2. What do television and films do to the body's senses, according to Dillard?
(a) Numb them.
(b) They make the writer sense the need to write.
(c) Make connections.
(d) Stimulate them.

3. How many hours of sleep would Jack London usually get?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. What does Dillard say that she found so appealing about a Danish aristocrat?
(a) His daily schedule.
(b) His life of leisure.
(c) His ability to relax.
(d) His title.

5. Dillard refers to writing as changing "..from an expression of your notions to an epistemological tool." What does epistemological mean?
(a) Greek knowledge.
(b) Bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal.
(c) A philosophy concerned with the nature and origin of knowledge.
(d) Surgical incision of the perineum during childbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard say that she makes a pen drawing of in Chapter 2?

2. Finish this West African proverb from Chapter 2: "The beginning of wisdom is.."

3. What was knocking on the carrel window as Dillard worked in Roanoke?

4. How long does it generally take to write a book?

5. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?

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