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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The parts of a motorcycle form a
(a) hierarchy.
(b) table.
(c) scientific method.
(d) hypothesis.

2. What did he discover about his spark plugs?
(a) One was quite dirty, but the other was not.
(b) They both looked fine.
(c) They were both quite dirty.
(d) One was broken.

3. Einstein said:
(a) Scientific knowledge comes from nature. Nature provides the hypotheses.
(b) Knowledge comes from intuition, resting on sympathetic understanding of experience.
(c) Knowledge comes from man. Man provides the hypotheses.
(d) The number of rational hypotheses that can explain any given phenomenon is infinite, increasing as more are tested.

4. The Narrator first helps Chris' tiredness by
(a) having Chris eat lunch and take a nap.
(b) ferrying the backpacks up the mountainside.
(c) teaching Chris to use an aspen pole.
(d) putting all the heavy stuff in one backpack.

5. Phaedrus gave up chasing the ghost of rationality and
(a) went home to live with his parents and decide what to do.
(b) buried himself in his research and writing.
(c) busied himself living a conventional life.
(d) began chasing the ghost of materialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Narrator almost leave the building with Chris?

2. The book that the Narrator tries to read with Chris is

3. John wants to camp

4. The Narrator makes four observations about his lists of motorcycle parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those observations?

5. The person who started him thinking about Quality was

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