A Language Older Than Words Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Derrick Jensen
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A Language Older Than Words Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Derrick Jensen
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the mother in the social security office berate her daughter?
(a) She stole some money.
(b) She lost her shoes.
(c) She had an accident.
(d) She slapped an infant.

2. According to Jensen, what was the reason for him and his classmates to endure their time in school?
(a) Intellectual superiority.
(b) Promise of good grades.
(c) Promise of money.
(d) Freedom from jobs.

3. What did Bruce Stewart feel for his mother because of his school experience?
(a) Shame.
(b) Pride.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Love.

4. Why does Jensen enjoy his economics classes?
(a) He understands the concepts.
(b) He doesn't take them seriously.
(c) He likes money.
(d) He doesn't enjoy them.

5. What does the Maori word "whenua" mean?
(a) Ownership.
(b) Earth.
(c) Soil.
(d) Planet.

6. What causes Jensen's dog to die?
(a) Old age.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Poison.

7. About what animal does Jensen dream?
(a) Doves.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Eyeglasses.
(d) Pelicans.

8. Who gave the Cheyenne leader a United States flag?
(a) Jeannette Armstrong.
(b) Jensen.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) George Washington.

9. In what subject did Jensen major in graduate school?
(a) Science.
(b) Economics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Literature.

10. What does Jensen ask the coyotes not to do?
(a) Go to the coyote tree.
(b) Kill his chickens.
(c) Poop in his yard.
(d) Kill his kittens.

11. What animal cares for the Sand Creek massacre survivors?
(a) Cat.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Bear.

12. When does Jensen say that his conversation with the coyotes began?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

13. What does Jensen list as one of the weapons used against the aboriginal people?
(a) The penis.
(b) Bow and arrow.
(c) The press.
(d) Guns.

14. What did Jensen's father say after he had beat someone?
(a) "You deserved it."
(b) "I'm sorry."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I hate you."

15. What is it that Jensen believes shows the coyotes gratitude for the duck carcass?
(a) Dead wolves.
(b) A new tree.
(c) A dead chicken.
(d) A pile of poop.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Lake Coeur d'Alene contaminated?

2. What does Jensen wish about his childhood?

3. What does Jim Nollman do?

4. What types of animals does Jensen raise?

5. What is there room for in the world of economics?

(see the answer keys)

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