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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 old was Jensen when he was diagnosed with Crohn's?

2. With what does Jack Forbes say that those who would destroy suffer?

3. With what disease was Jensen diagnosed?

4. How are queen bees made?

5. What keeps Jensen from starting with bees again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jensen say that it takes in order for one to get to know oneself?

2. How does Cleve Backster come to be experimenting on plants?

3. Under what circumstances did the plants become attuned to the brine shrimp?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Dr. Judith Herman describe atrocities?

10. In "Connection and Cooperation" how did the Indians punish the hunter who violated rules against over kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In his chapter "Claims to Virtue," Jensen mentions that Jesus is a feminist of sorts. Search the Christian Bible for examples of Jesus' actions that may have lead Jensen to this conclusion. Describe what you find and explain if you agree or disagree with Jensen's belief.

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

Describe Jensen's journey with Crohn's disease. How does it affect him physically? Emotionally?

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