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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phaedrus served in the
(a) Cuban Crisis.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Korean Conflict.
(d) Falkland Skirmish.

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

3. A supersaturated solution will only crystallize when certain conditions are met unless there is a
(a) sense of Quality.
(b) foreign object.
(c) violent shaking.
(d) seed crystal.

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

5. Chris relates that whichever child saw their father first
(a) would get to ride in the front seat next time.
(b) would receive a nickel.
(c) would receive a quarter.
(d) would get an ice cream cone.

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

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

8. 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) an archeologist about to open a long-sealed tomb.
(c) a geologist discovering a new vein of precious stones.
(d) a plumber about to unclog a toilet.

9. The back road route of traveling is better than the highway for all the following reasons EXCEPT
(a) Back roads impart a sense of
(b) Back roads establish an indefinite time frame.
(c) It is easier to notice sensations on back roads.
(d) Back roads have a welcome day-to-day sameness.

10. Einstein said:
(a) The number of rational hypotheses that can explain any given phenomenon is infinite, increasing as more are tested.
(b) Knowledge comes from intuition, resting on sympathetic understanding of experience.
(c) Scientific knowledge comes from nature. Nature provides the hypotheses.
(d) Knowledge comes from man. Man provides the hypotheses.

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

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

13. The stand of pines where the group is camping is the home of
(a) bats.
(b) wolves.
(c) mosquitoes.
(d) fire ants.

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

15. The range of human knowledge today creates
(a) an fragmented society.
(b) induction.
(c) generation gaps.
(d) specialization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylvia says she thinks the Narrator looks like he saw a

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

3. The ghost that Phaedrus pursued was

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

5. The Narrator makes four observations about his lists of motorcycle parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those observations?

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