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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Phaedrus corresponded with the Northwest Regional Accrediting Association
(a) to see of they would accredit a college he was starting.
(b) because he believed that the university had violated accreditation requirements.
(c) because he was unhappy with their method of accrediting the English department.
(d) to get letters proving he was a professor at an accredited university.

3. In his teaching, an essay was to be developed from the basis of
(a) following a pattern.
(b) elementary, rational thought.
(c) elementary logic.
(d) elementary stimulus-response theory.

4. What did he discover about his spark plugs?
(a) One was broken.
(b) They were both quite dirty.
(c) They both looked fine.
(d) One was quite dirty, but the other was not.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Phaedrus called Montana State University

2. The Narrator divides human understanding into

3. Which tappet needed adjustment?

4. The point at which Phaedrus gave up on Oriental wisdom was when a professor called the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

5. John puts on his long underwear and plays

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you suppose the Narrator calls Phaedrus' office a "find?" Do you think he did not know it was Phaedrus' office when he opened the door?

2. Which question would you prefer to ask your friends: "What's new?" or "What is best?" Which question would you rather have people ask you?

3. What does the last sentence of the chapter mean: "I am a pioneer now, looking onto a promised land."

4. Why is the Narrator apprehensive about seeing DeWeese?

5. What are the important points of skill in each part in the scientific methods process?

6. The Narrator talks about the set of boxes which define the components of a motorcycle. If you start at the top with "motorcycle" and work to the next level, you have "components" and "functions;" at the next level "components" are divided into "power assembly" and "running assembly." Where else do we find such hierarchies? Give examples of this pyramidal structure of hierarchical organization charts in business, science, and government. Can you think of others?

7. All through chapter 18, Chris pushes himself to keep climbing and to do it at a fairly good rate even though this was his very first mountain climb or even hike into mountains. What was motivating him and why?

8. The breakthrough of blue sky allows the Narrator and Chris to see the top of the ridge they are climbing. At the same time, the Narrator seems to reach a breakthrough in his Chautauqua. What did Phaedrus realize about Quality that was such a breakthrough?

9. Explain one of his more radical teaching techniques.

10. What is the Narrator's personality theory of motorcycles? (How does a motorcycle acquire a unique personality? What makes up a motorcycle's personality?)

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