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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the opening to Chapter 3, Og was yelled at by Simon. Where was Simon?
(a) by Og's office door
(b) in a snow drift
(c) in a taxi
(d) hanging out an apartment window

2. What did Eddie Rickenbacker say when asked about floating around in the ocean for three weeks?
(a) don't go on a poorly made boat
(b) if you've never been adrift you're lucky
(c) don't swim for shore
(d) if you have fresh water and food you shouldn't complain

3. What was the first thing Og read from the brown envelope that was on his desk?
(a) a report on missing persons
(b) a letter from his editor
(c) Simon's letter to him
(d) the God Memorandum

4. What did Simon believe a person should do if she/he worked at a hated job?
(a) become the boss
(b) quit the job
(c) pray for the boss
(d) work harder

5. What did Simon compare his letter to in the beginning of the letter?
(a) a treatise
(b) a sermon
(c) his will
(d) a preface to a book

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Simon say caused living death?

2. How did Simon think the handicapped could succeed?

3. How many days was Og supposed to read the God Memorandum?

4. How did Simon relate car accidents to success?

5. Og said Simon defined abstract words with what?

(see the answer key)

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