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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The forest near the bottom of the canyon consists mainly of
(a) aspen.
(b) pine.
(c) broad-leafed trees.
(d) shrubs.

2. If Quality is subtracted from the marketplace,
(a) only basic, tasteless necessities would be carried by grocery stores.
(b) G.I. shoes would become unavailable.
(c) beverages would taste better.
(d) more tasteful foods would be available in grocery stores.

3. Phaedrus decided that schools teach people to
(a) learn.
(b) initiate.
(c) create.
(d) imitate.

4. Without the Sutherlands
(a) Chris and his dad talk more.
(b) Chris becomes withdrawn.
(c) it is more peaceful.
(d) it is very lonely.

5. When Quality is subtracted, all EXCEPT the following are true:
(a) Purely intellectual pursuits are fairly unaffected.
(b) The world cannot function.
(c) Rationality is essentially unchanged.
(d) Life becomes very dull and uninteresting.

6. If Quality exists in the object,
(a) Phaedrus should be able to define it.
(b) people should be able to see and feel it.
(c) scientific instruments should be able to detect and measure it.
(d) it is just a fancy name for a bunch of nonsense.

7. Quality is the
(a) internal aspect of stuckness.
(b) external aspect of stuckness.
(c) internal aspect of caring.
(d) external aspect of caring.

8. The first phase of Phaedrus' exploration into the meaning of the term Quality was
(a) a very unhappy phase.
(b) a creative and fulfilling phase.
(c) a rigid and structured phase.
(d) a frustrating and maddening phase.

9. When the Narrator and Chris switched from a federal to a state highway, the scenery
(a) changed to old, weathered buildings surrounded by grass and wildflowers.
(b) changed to high-tech factories and shopping centers.
(c) changed to rolling hills and creeks.
(d) changed to high plateaus and canyons.

10. The Narrator is beginning to work out ways to
(a) connect with Chris.
(b) explain his point of view about Quality.
(c) connect with his reader.
(d) maintain his motorcycle.

11. All of the following are synonyms for "metaphysical" EXCEPT
(a) philosophical.
(b) technolgical.
(c) supernatural.
(d) theoretical.

12. Which is NOT a way in which the Narrator knows that Chris is exhausted?
(a) His face is flushed.
(b) He does not look at his father.
(c) His expression is distant.
(d) He is walking faster and faster.

13. Which of the following did NOT draw up a system of geometry?
(a) Riemann
(b) Euclid
(c) Lobachevski
(d) Cointraire

14. The idea of eliminating degrees and grades
(a) became a demonstrator for persuasive writing.
(b) was enacted by the university.
(c) was not popular among the faculty.
(d) was embraced by the student body.

15. The Chairman skips Socrates' description of
(a) the allegory.
(b) the horse.
(c) the Truth.
(d) the One.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a person's motorcycle backfires sometimes, what type of gumption trap would that be?

2. When Phaedrus reads "Phaedrus" he is impressed by

3. A sarcophagus is

4. The concept that "a thing exists if a world without it can't function normally" is which branch of philosophy?

5. Phaedrus broke the syndrome of "nothing to say" by having students write about

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