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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually defends Erica's choice to leave for college in Chapter 9?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does Erica decide to do at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Enter politics.
(b) Go back to school.
(c) Travel for a year.
(d) Start her own firm.

3. Which of the following is not a historic example of Rationalist thought?
(a) Soviet Man.
(b) Platonic ideal.
(c) Descartes analysis.
(d) The Monroe Doctrine.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 5, to what does Brooks compare Harold's writing on his worksheet?
(a) Sanskrit.
(b) Typesetting.
(c) A Jackson Pollock.
(d) Morse code.

5. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?
(a) Valentines and vices.
(b) Sharks and pandas.
(c) Mounts and burrows.
(d) Clock and clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What field does Erica explore in Chapter 11?

2. At the end of Chapter 15, what does Brooks characterize the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious mind as?

3. Which of the following is not a culture Erica immerses herself in at college?

4. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?

5. How long do Brooks and Eric work together before they start hanging out outside work?

(see the answer key)

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