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

2. The method of finding one's way through the hierarchies is by using
(a) logic.
(b) the system.
(c) intuition.
(d) the scientific method.

3. A priori knowledge is an idea that was proposed by
(a) Kant.
(b) Hume.
(c) Northrop.
(d) Copernicus.

4. Who introduces the topic of ghost stories?
(a) The Narrator
(b) Sylvia
(c) Chris
(d) John

5. The person who started him thinking about Quality was
(a) Sarah
(b) DeWeese
(c) Gennie
(d) Sylvia

Short Answer Questions

1. The lecture delivered by Phaedrus in chapter 13 referenced

2. Phaedrus' academic goal in University was to

3. What subject did Phaedrus teach at the university?

4. The Narrator ended the trip to Canada on the motorcycle because

5. The travelers stay in cabins in Gardiner made by the owner who is a craftsman as evidenced by

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain one of his more radical teaching techniques.

2. What does the Narrator mean by the term "squareness?"

3. Based on what you have read through chapter 28, by way of predicting an outcome for the book, write a paragraph or two explaining a dream you think the Narrator will have near the end of the book.

4. The Narrator seems to be descending into an abyss as he relates the details of Phaedrus' descent into a full mental breakdown. Why do you think he quit attending the class with the Chairman and then quit teaching his own classes?

5. Why did the thought of teaching Quality seem so confusing, yet so appealing, to him?

6. Give an example of each type of logic.

7. The Narrator says that the ghost Phaedrus pursued appeared incoherent and meaningless, causing the most normal of everyday acts to seem slightly mad. What everyday assumptions and purposes caused this?

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

9. The Narrator chose a trip with various types of terrain as the backdrop for this book on philosophy. Every description is in the book for a reason. What does the 11,000 foot mountain summit represent? What do the switchcbacks correspond to the thinking being done at that time? Do the paved roads represent something? If so, what? What does the shining wall across the misty harbor seem to denote?

10. In what ways was Phaedrus changed by his studies in India? How did his background in science help or hinder him in learning to think like the Orientals?

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