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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) Narrator and Chris.
(b) town of Ellendale.
(c) motorcycles.
(d) prairie.

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

3. Phaedrus studied Oriental philosophy at
(a) Benares Hindu University in India.
(b) the Zen Study Center in India.
(c) the Eastern Thought Center in India.
(d) Bengal Hindu University in India.

4. Doctrinal differences among Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
(a) are not worth fighting Holy Wars.
(b) have never been verbalized.
(c) have started many religious wars over the centuries.
(d) are similar those among Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

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

6. Phaedrus gave up chasing the ghost of rationality and
(a) busied himself living a conventional life.
(b) went home to live with his parents and decide what to do.
(c) began chasing the ghost of materialism.
(d) buried himself in his research and writing.

7. 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.

8. Riding along the marshes reminds the Narrator of
(a) how cold winters can be.
(b) the loneliness of the two-lane road.
(c) the opening of duck season.
(d) the heat and humidity of the summer.

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

10. The Narrator ended the trip to Canada on the motorcycle because
(a) It was raining too hard to ride a motorcycle.
(b) Chris got sick.
(c) The motorcycle was out of gas.
(d) The motorcycle seized up.

11. Above the timberline, the travelers see
(a) a mountain lake.
(b) snowbanks and alpine meadows.
(c) broadleaf trees.
(d) twisted and stunted little pine trees.

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

13. When they arrive in Ellendale for breakfast, it is
(a) 7:30 AM
(b) 7:15 AM
(c) 8:30 AM
(d) 6:30 AM

14. An empiricist is one who believes
(a) knowledge that comes through the senses is truth.
(b) all knowledge is derived exclusively from the senses.
(c) the beginning of knowledge is sensory knowledge.
(d) all knowledge is a priori knowledge, but each person must find it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A turning point in Phaedrus' life came about the time he saw

2. John wants to camp

3. The group crossed the Missouri River at

4. A person consists of a personality,

5. Who suffered the most from Phaedrus' isolation?

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