Confessions of the Fox Quiz

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What is metaphorically significant about the stuffed animals decorating the coffee house where Voth meets Hell-and-Fury? (from Part 2, Chapters 1 through 3)

The animals represent how much Wild and the others respect the beauty of nature.

The animals represent how much Wild and the others see themselves as hunted by those who would exploit them.

The open and hungry mouths of the stuffed animals evoke the open and hungry nature of Wild, Hell-and-Fury, and the brokers who meet at the coffee house.

The open and hungry mouths of the stuffed animals evoke the cries for help being voiced by Wild, Hell-and-Fury, and the brokers who meet at the coffee house.

Which capitalism-oriented country was home to Spinoza, the philosopher quoted by Bess? (from Part 1, Chapters 14 through 17)

Russia.

Holland.

England.

The United States.

Who is Bernard Mandeville? (from Part 2, Chapters 7 and 8)

A politician who helps Wild in his schemes.

An insurance agent who helps Wild in his schemes.

An insurance agent who threatens to have Wild arrested.

A new thief that Wild engages to replace Hell-and-Fury.

How is Voth’s situation with the manuscript similar to that of the homeowner criminally charged by the Chief Constable? (from Part 3, Chapters 4 and 5)

Both Voth and the homeowner violently assault the authorities.

Both Voth and the homeowner try to bribe the authorities.

Both Voth and the homeowner violently assault the authorities.

Both are perceived as trying to make profit from the use and sale of materials belonging to someone else.

What is Ursula saying when she tells Voth that the pharmacy had cut her hours? (from Part 2, Chapters 1 through 3)

She is essentially saying that she manipulated him, and sold him out for the money P-Quad offered her.

She is indirectly telling Dean Sullivan that she thinks he did not do enough to get the manuscript from Voth.

She is indirectly telling the representative from P-Quad that she would do anything to maintain her status with the company.

She is essentially saying that she was taking revenge on the pharmacy by selling out one of its best customers.