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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What argument of E.O. Wilson's does book reject?
(a) That morality is an evolutionary construct.
(b) That people have free will.
(c) That genetics drives all of human existence.
(d) That people are products of their environments.

2. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?
(a) Social turmoil.
(b) Meager funds.
(c) Race tension.
(d) Rural biases against intellectuals.

3. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) They were better at it than men.
(b) Men could support them.
(c) Men would not let them into the workplace.
(d) Women were not educated.

4. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?
(a) She wanted to feel strong.
(b) She wanted to lose weight.
(c) She wanted to learn.
(d) She wanted to test a theory.

5. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) After they have chosen a life mate.
(b) When food is scarce.
(c) When females are scarce.
(d) After they have mated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?

2. What did Camille do on purpose, when Barbara Kingsolver warned her not to?

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say happens to a woman's standard of living after a divorce?

4. What would Barbara Kingsolver find on the sidewalk in front of her house before she moved to Tucson?

5. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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