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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Matigari tell both the student and teacher at the end of his meetings with them? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love justice, and those who sell it” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who fight the truth, and those who accept it” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who seek the truth, and those who tell the truth” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love the truth, and those who sell the truth” (77).

2.

What is the name of the two characters in the parable that Matigari tells the priest? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 78-108) )

He-Who-Has and He-Who-Has-Not.

He-Who-Wants and He-Who-Envies-What-He-Never-Before-Wanted.

He-Who-Sows and He-Who-Reaps-Where-He-Never-Sowed.

He-Who-Makes and He-Who-Buys-What-He-Never-Made.

3.

Which major thinker and intellectual of the nineteenth-century does the Minister for Truth and Justice most often reference and dislike? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 78-108) )

Karl Marx.

Auguste Comte.

Immanuel Kant.

Charles Darwin.

4.

When Matigari shares his food with his fellow prisoners, what does one of the prisoners call this event? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 27-54))

"A picnic."

"The Last Supper."

"Dining out."

"Generosity incarnate."

5.

At the law court, how do prisoners talk about Matigari? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

They talk about him as though he were a fool.

They decide to find him and wrestle him.

They talk about him as though he is the prophesied son of man.

They blame him for all their troubles.

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