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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Citizens of the World, Pick Up Your Pens!"- "Sarira".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What motivation drives humans to travel, according to the lectures focused on travel psychology?
(a) Desire.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Ennui.

2. The vignette entitled "Sarira" focuses on what kind of person?
(a) A stewardess.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A sultan.
(d) A nun.

3. The narrator states that the person at the center of "Sarira" has a body that will transform into what object upon her death?
(a) A shard of glass.
(b) A grain of sand.
(c) A musical note.
(d) A block of wood.

4. The narrator comes to believe that change is different from permanence in what way?
(a) Permanence is nobler than change.
(b) Permanence is easier than change.
(c) Change is nobler than permanence.
(d) Change is inevitable, while permanence is chosen.

5. In what location does Dr. Blau store all of his tissue samples and medical exhibits?
(a) In the university laboratory.
(b) The refrigerator of his home.
(c) The bathtub of his home.
(d) The basement of the university.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Dr. Blau to leave before discovering the secret preservation techniques?

2. What are the narrator's feelings about guidebooks?

3. The narrator urges the reader to write at least one sentence on which platform?

4. The narrator describes a dream in which she reads an article about how to construct what object?

5. What emotion does Dr. Blau see when he looks into the man's eyes who also hopes to discover preservation secrets?

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