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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.
(b) The personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.
(c) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(d) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.

2. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?
(a) The type who work for the big corporations.
(b) The type who teaches in the university.
(c) The type who study dead, preserved animals.
(d) The type who studies life in all its complexities.

3. What does the party find in Angeles Bay?
(a) They find that it was closed to tourists and voyagers and they had to return to sea immediately.
(b) They find that there are a dozen men who want to be part of their team.
(c) They find another expedition party heading to the same destination like them.
(d) There seems to be an unknown settlement with a very odd sense of something strange going on.

4. How does Tiny spend his time on the island of Tiburon?
(a) Labeling and sorting the specimens collected by the other crew members.
(b) Cleaning the outboard motor to ensure better performance in the next run.
(c) Taking the skiff to the little inlets to harpoon stingrays.
(d) Cooking meals for the other members of the expedition.

5. What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It is a very special wood found by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts when they went to Cortez.
(b) It is the journal describing the marino biology expedition carried out by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts.
(c) It is a seaman's book they found on the Sea of Cortez which contains important information on marine biology.
(d) It is the wood sold out by the expedition party to several cities in Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?

2. What observations does Steinbeck note as the party sails on to the Sea of Cortez?

3. What does the expedition party hear about Mulege which make it an undesirable destination?

4. Why does the crew forego stopping at Santa Rosalia?

5. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?

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