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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chris and the Narrator get soaked on their trip to Canada?
(a) The rain was the result of a warm front.
(b) The storm came from the northeast.
(c) The Narrator forgot to dig a trench around their tent.
(d) The Narrator forgot to pack a tent.

2. Riding in a car is different from riding on a motorcycle because
(a) riding in a car is like watching a movie you don't care about.
(b) when you are riding in a car you are always in a compartment looking at a frame like seeing the world on TV.
(c) the ride in the car is very smooth while the ride on the motorcycle is very bumpy.
(d) everything goes by so fast it makes you dizzy to look out the window.

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

4. The kind of truth one seems to see out of the corner of one's eye or when the procedure goes haywire is called
(a) bilateral truth.
(b) frontal truth.
(c) lateral truth.
(d) literal truth.

5. The building where Phaedrus taught was
(a) red brick with pillars.
(b) dark brown brick with gables.
(c) granite with arches.
(d) yellow brick with framing timbers.

6. The Narrator says that some cultures believe in ghosts in the same way that other cultures
(a) believe in the law of gravity.
(b) believe in eye contact.
(c) believe the earth is round.
(d) believe in evil spirits.

7. The mechanics where the Narrator had taken his motorcycle when it was seizing did not fix it properly since they
(a) were dancing and singing along with the radio.
(b) did not read the manual for that bike.
(c) did not care enough to learn to do it right.
(d) did not have the proper tools.

8. The Narrator feels apprehensive about
(a) spending the night in a cabin.
(b) meeting the DeWeeses.
(c) introducing John and Sylvia to the DeWeeses.
(d) riding through Yellowstone Park.

9. Sylvia says she thinks the Narrator looks like he saw a
(a) cat.
(b) wolf.
(c) alien.
(d) ghost.

10. Why does the Narrator almost leave the building with Chris?
(a) He sees someone he doesn't want to talk with.
(b) He sees how frightened Chris is.
(c) He hears a car go by.
(d) He is afraid he will see Phaedrus.

11. The Narrator approaches maintaining his motorcycle like
(a) a person entering a bar for refreshment.
(b) a person entering a church for a religious rite.
(c) a person entering a home for refuge from the world.
(d) a person entering a theater for entertainment.

12. Sylvia begins to ask questions about Chris'
(a) stomach pains.
(b) temper tantrums.
(c) headaches.
(d) depression.

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

14. John wants to camp
(a) at a campground to the south of Lemmon.
(b) on the bank of the Missouri River.
(c) at a reservoir near Lemmon.
(d) at a park in the middle of Lemmon.

15. The ghost that Phaedrus pursued was
(a) the ghost of modern science.
(b) the ghost of rationality.
(c) the ghost of technology.
(d) the ghost of Western thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doctrinal differences among Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism

2. What does the Narrator think he should be doing if he were a novelist instead of a Chautauqua orator?

3. As the Narrator rides past the marshes he sees

4. Who are the four people riding motorcycles on a journey?

5. The parts of a motorcycle form a

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