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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Making Decisions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following men taught chess to boys to teach them decision-making skills?
(a) David Gentiles.
(b) John MacMurray.
(c) Salome Thomas-El.
(d) Donald Miller.

2. What kinds of decisions should young men make, according to Miller?
(a) No decisions.
(b) Hasty decisions.
(c) Wise decisions.
(d) Slow decisions.

3. When happens to teach Miller that men must purposely take responsibility?
(a) Miller discovers he owes money to IRS.
(b) Miller never learns this lesson.
(c) Miller's friend, Travis, is arrested.
(d) Miller is arrested.

4. What audience does Miller address in Chapter 6?
(a) This chapter does not address anyone in particular.
(b) All persons who grew up without a father.
(c) Only women who are raising boys as a single mother.
(d) Primarily men who grew up without fathers.

5. Miller's uses many words to describe his meeting with MacMurray. Which of the following is not a work he used to describe his meeting with MacMurray?
(a) Fate.
(b) Divine intervention.
(c) Serendipity.
(d) Destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller's mother attempts to find father figures for her son by involving him in which community organization?

2. Why does Miller grow up feeling insecure?

3. Miller found the characteristics of a strong male authority figure in whom?

4. What is the reason that Miller gives for failing to find positive male influences in his life?

5. Which of the following does Miller believe that the game of chess and life have in common?

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