Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robert M. Pirsig
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A topsy-turvy feeling of inadequacy results when
(a) occultism, mysticism, and mind-altering drug use are widespread.
(b) old forms of thought do not give people a way to deal with new experiences.
(c) a new world is discovered by Columbus.
(d) instantaneous rates of change create hang-ups.

3. A Chautauqua is
(a) A Middle Eastern philosophy.
(b) A chat room on the internet for specialized discussions.
(c) A carnival that sets up on the streets of small American towns.
(d) A traveling tent-show meant to entertain and enlighten, once common in America.

4. A priori knowledge is an idea that was proposed by
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Northrop.
(c) Kant.
(d) Hume.

5. The Narrator characterized the college as a "teaching college" by which he meant
(a) the professors taught the graduate students to teach, but stayed really busy teaching the grad students.
(b) that only those who truly enjoyed teaching worked there since the college did not require research.
(c) the college was designed to prepare students to be teachers in schools and colleges.
(d) the professors were burned out with teaching so many classes and never had time for research or contemplation.

6. What does the Narrator think he should be doing if he were a novelist instead of a Chautauqua orator?
(a) developing the characters of John, Sylvia and Chris
(b) communicating with John, Sylvia and Chris
(c) talking more to Chris
(d) interacting more with John

7. The plans of Chris and the Narrator are deliberately indefinite so that
(a) they can continue until their money is gone.
(b) the vacation can be a good time of togetherness and relaxation.
(c) they can keep changing their minds about their destination.
(d) they do not have to account to anyone for their time.

8. What subject did Phaedrus teach at the university?
(a) 'rithmetic
(b) Reading
(c) 'riting
(d) Rhetoric

9. When the Narrator found that the thread was stripped in the chain adjustment, he
(a) put a cotter pin into the chain.
(b) didn't know where to start.
(c) hammered the adjusting bolt to tighten the chain.
(d) used the axle nut to tighten the chain.

10. The course sections Phaedrus most often taught included
(a) English Literature
(b) Freshman English
(c) Grammar and Spelling
(d) American Literature

11. The travelers stay in cabins in Gardiner made by the owner who is a craftsman as evidenced by
(a) the many flowers planted around each cabin.
(b) how old the couple is who own the cabins.
(c) the sign that is hung in the cabin.
(d) the careful attention to detail in the windows, doors, and moldings.

12. A motorcycle mechanic
(a) is a careful observer and precise thinker.
(b) does not care about the rider or the motorcycle.
(c) is mainly a physical laborer.
(d) ignorant of the hierarchy of the motorcycle.

13. Unpacking at the campground is difficult due to
(a) the flashlight's disappearance.
(b) the lack of help from Chris.
(c) the extreme exhaustion of the group.
(d) Sylvia's complaining.

14. The view John and Sylvia have of technology is
(a) that it is a death force that may control them.
(b) that it is a necessary evil, but they can overcome it.
(c) that it is a nuisance to be endured.
(d) that it should be pursued to enrich human life.

15. Phaedrus was despondent about his inability to
(a) help his students really learn.
(b) excite his students.
(c) teach about quality.
(d) teach what he believed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The kind of truth one seems to see out of the corner of one's eye or when the procedure goes haywire is called

2. The main point of the lecture was that

3. An empiricist is one who believes

4. Who introduces the topic of ghost stories?

5. In chapter 11, the Narrator and Chris seem

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