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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What, according to George, is the Law of Life?
(a) Make new friends, but keep the old.
(b) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(c) Treat others as you would like to be treated.
(d) Some must die so that others can live.
2. How is the duck hierarchy organized?
(a) There is a lead duck and the others follow.
(b) There are intricate tiers of power.
(c) Everyone just flies.
(d) There is a democratic voting system.
3. George and Emil disagree that ducks can do what at birth?
(a) Run.
(b) Follow their mothers.
(c) Swim.
(d) Fly.
4. What do the rich, sleek birds of prey and fat old men have in common?
(a) They are part of the same genus and species.
(b) They each have talons.
(c) They each have something to contribute.
(d) They eat similar foods.
5. Why do George and Emil enjoy going to the park?
(a) They hate ducks, and there are no ducks in the park.
(b) They enjoy the company of the other people they meet at the park.
(c) They are often given free things from passerby.
(d) They feel in touch with nature and each other.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do they feel is the major difference between the two birds?
2. To what bodily function do the two compare the mystery of the ducks' purpose?
3. According to George and Emil, what has a purpose?
4. Who is the hereditary Enemy of the Duck?
5. What does Emil want the duck to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does George talk about symbiosis?
2. What do George and Emil worry about for a duck in flight?
3. What advantages do ducks have that Blue Herons do not?
4. What other societies does George claim have been modeled after ducks?
5. Why does Emil claim there is no smoking allowed on ocean liners?
6. What cycle must the lead duck go through?
7. What occurrences are part of George and Emil's belief that everything has a purpose?
8. How does George, in contradiction with some of his other statements, describe the simple life of a duck?
9. On what fact about ducks do the men disagree?
10. Why does Emil sometimes think the park is more trouble than it is worth?
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