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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John complains about how difficult it is to photograph the
(a) town of Ellendale.
(b) Narrator and Chris.
(c) motorcycles.
(d) prairie.

2. Phaedrus did not understand
(a) the hollowness of working for food and shelter.
(b) the chaos he saw in the world.
(c) the laws of science.
(d) the social crises occuring.

3. The person who started him thinking about Quality was
(a) Sylvia
(b) Sarah
(c) DeWeese
(d) Gennie

4. Which of the following is the best description of Phaedrus?
(a) Phaedrus was tall, darkly complected, and highly intelligent.
(b) Phaedrus was secretive, aloof, and seemingly cold to others.
(c) Phaedrus was brilliant, focused on his work, and insensitive to people.
(d) Phaedrus was intelligent, focused, and courageous.

5. Who are the four people riding motorcycles on a journey?
(a) John, Sylvia, Chris, Buddha
(b) The Narrator, Chris Sutherland, John Sutherland, Sylvia
(c) John Sutherland, his son Chris, the Narrator, his wife Sylvia
(d) Chris, his father the Narrator, John Sutherland, his wife Sylvia Sutherland

6. Annihilation ECS consisted of
(a) 88 volts of electricity to the heart.
(b) 800 amps applied for 1.5 seconds.
(c) 28 skin pricks on the scalp.
(d) 28 electric shocks to the brain.

7. The Narrator's tenseness and apprehension about going back to Bozeman are similar to the feelings felt by
(a) an archeologist about to unearth a long-forgotten city.
(b) a geologist discovering a new vein of precious stones.
(c) a plumber about to unclog a toilet.
(d) an archeologist about to open a long-sealed tomb.

8. Phaedrus' academic goal in University was to
(a) major in molecular biology.
(b) major in journalism.
(c) major in chemistry.
(d) major in philosophy.

9. Who introduces the topic of ghost stories?
(a) Sylvia
(b) John
(c) The Narrator
(d) Chris

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

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

12. What does Chris want to do as Chapter 4 ends (their second night)?
(a) go shopping
(b) stop to eat
(c) camp out
(d) never quit riding

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

14. As the Narrator rides past the marshes he sees
(a) a ring-tailed pheasant.
(b) a robin.
(c) a red-winged blackbird.
(d) a pin-tail duck.

15. The Narrator seems to think that technology is
(a) a function of being human.
(b) a manifestation of Buddha.
(c) the incarnation of Buddha.
(d) a necessary evil to be endured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phaedrus corresponded with the Northwest Regional Accrediting Association

2. The Narrator divides human understanding into

3. The group crossed the Missouri River at

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

5. The Narrator remembers going to a party and drinking too much. He lies down in a back room of the house and wakes up

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