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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Man is a passive observer or a "blank tablet" was first proposed by
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kant.
(d) Hume.

2. The theoretic component of man's existence corresponds to all EXCEPT
(a) classical thinking.
(b) esthetics.
(c) Western thought.
(d) the scientific process.

3. John is interested in
(a) what things are.
(b) what things appear to be.
(c) what things mean.
(d) what is the underlying form of things.

4. Philosophy attempts to answer questions like:
(a) What is man's purpose? How are people related to nature?
(b) Who am I? Where did I come from?
(c) What does it all mean? What's the purpose of all this?
(d) What is substance? What are time and space?

5. How does the Narrator know a storm is coming?
(a) He sees lightening flashing on the horizon.
(b) He sees fast-moving thick, black clouds sweeping across the landscape.
(c) He sees the edge of storm clouds on the horizon as they top a small hill.
(d) He feels the cool wind against his cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. The group crossed the Missouri River at

2. The high meadow is welcome like

3. Which tappet needed adjustment?

4. Who introduces the topic of ghost stories?

5. John puts on his long underwear and plays

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