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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Gordon Finch.

2. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?
(a) The Lusitania.
(b) The Constantinople.
(c) The Columbiana.
(d) The Titanic.

3. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is impressively intelligent and cynical?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Archer Sloane.

4. Whose house does Stoner initially meet Edith at?
(a) Her aunt's.
(b) Her parent's.
(c) Her sister's.
(d) Her uncle's.

5. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the protagonist not tell about his decision to change his course of study in college?

2. How does Stoner feel after being offered a professor job at the university?

3. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?

4. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?

5. What war is beginning in Chapter II?

(see the answer key)

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