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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Narrator becomes scared and decides NOT to
(a) check himself into a hospital.
(b) ride the cycle back to Minnesota.
(c) sell the motorcycle in San Francisco.
(d) send Chris home on a bus.

2. According to the Narrator, the twentieth century is characterized by
(a) a search for the truth.
(b) a desire to make Religion, Science and Art agree.
(c) a search for Quality.
(d) a chaotic, disconnected spirit.

3. The first phase of Phaedrus' exploration into the meaning of the term Quality was
(a) a rigid and structured phase.
(b) a creative and fulfilling phase.
(c) a frustrating and maddening phase.
(d) a very unhappy phase.

4. Phaedrus did not like Yellowstone Park because
(a) the park rangers wore Smokey Bear hats.
(b) the tourists had white legs sticking out of shorts.
(c) the atmosphere of the park made people fake friendliness.
(d) people in the park acted like animals on display.

5. The Narrator compares climbing the mountain to
(a) a maze to find one's way through life.
(b) a hardship to be overcome.
(c) a higher society to be reached.
(d) a spiritual goal to be reached.

Short Answer Questions

1. Man is a passive observer or a "blank tablet" was first proposed by

2. The Narrator has tried to reassemble the fragments of Phaedrus' thinking by

3. The lecture delivered by Phaedrus in chapter 13 referenced

4. Phaedrus discovered that the science he'd once thought of as the whole world of knowledge is

5. In the "train of knowledge" analogy

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