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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take a person to die of starvation?

2. What type of insects does Jensen try his hand at raising?

3. Why does Jensen's friend, John Keeble, like to study hate groups?

4. What is one of the most dangerous crops for bees?

5. What does Backster call his research?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Jensen say that an emphasis on production ultimately leads?

2. Why did Jensen's bees die?

3. Why does the Forest Service choose to give heart rot fungus to healthy trees?

4. What does Jensen say about intimacy?

5. How does food exemplify the difficulty of withdrawing oneself from the current economy?

6. What does Jensen learn through his dream about the Dreamgiver?

7. What are two problems that Jensen identifies with violence?

8. What does Jensen mean when he says that he "died" to Crohn's disease?

9. What does Jensen's friend Dave think about his life?

10. What does Jensen say is the real lesson of Jesus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe that a life is made more valuable by truly getting to know oneself? How do you think the world would work if everyone took the road that Jensen did? Are wage workers a necessity of modern society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jensen's experiences with bee keeping. How did the loss of his bees the first time affect him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the interaction between the Maori Witi and Jensen. What does Witi hope to learn from Jensen? What is he trying to find out?

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