Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Quiz

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What is the most likely reason Dante convinces Ari to play the shoe throwing game? (from Section 1 - The Different Rules of Summer )

Dante wants Ari to get into trouble.

Dante wants Ari to be as rebellious towards his parents as he does.

Dante wants Ari to go shopping for shoes with him.

Dante wants Ari to feel as free as he does without shoes.

Which experience, described previously in the narrative, is the ironic equivalent of Ari and Dante playing in the rain, and why? (from Section 6 - Remember the Rain)

Going swimming: both are expressions of Ari teaching Dante how to live.

Ari saving Dante's life: both are expressions of how much Ari cares for Dante.

The shoe tossing game: both are expressions of freedom.

Letter writing: both are expressions of how Ari and Dante want their relationship to become sexual.

The comments made by Ari's dad about his war experiences are parallel to what comments made by what other character in this section, and why? (from Section 4 - Letters on a Page, Part 1)

Dante's comments about struggling to find the right things to say: both he and Ari's dad are looking for ways to communicate their feelings.

Ari's comments about his weightlifting: both express ways in which the characters are trying to make themselves stronger.

Ari's comments about struggling to find the right things to say: both he and his dad are looking for ways to communicate their feelings.

Dante's comments about art and Ari: both make comments about themselves that they promise to never make again.

What is the main reason that Ari's dad's comment that Ari is "fighting this war in the worst possible way" significant? (from Section 7, All the Secrets of the Universe)

Ari's dad was also in a war, and knows what violence can do to both the perpetrator and the victim.

Ari's dad fought in a war, and thinks Ari should have used even more violence (i.e. a gun).

Ari's dad also has a gay friend, and has different ideas about defending friends from homophobic assaults.

Ari's dad never fought in a war, and doesn't know what he's talking about.

At the specific point at which it's found in Section 2, the wounded bird most likely represents which specific character, and why? (from Section 2 - Sparrows Falling from the Sky)

Ari, because Dante is concerned about them both.

Dante's father, because Dante wants to do more to take care of them both.

Ari's Father, because Dante is concerned about them both.

Dante's Mother, because Dante is aware that they're both wounded.