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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ghost that Phaedrus pursued was
(a) the ghost of rationality.
(b) the ghost of Western thought.
(c) the ghost of modern science.
(d) the ghost of technology.

2. The Narrator makes four observations about his lists of motorcycle parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those observations?
(a) The rider or operator is missing.
(b) The observer is missing.
(c) There are no value judgments.
(d) The motorcycle is nearly impossible to understand by lists unless you already know how one works.

3. The purpose of Annihilation ECS was
(a) to gel a personality.
(b) to solidify a personality.
(c) to liquidate a personality.
(d) to create a new personality.

4. The Narrator approaches maintaining his motorcycle like
(a) a person entering a theater for entertainment.
(b) a person entering a home for refuge from the world.
(c) a person entering a bar for refreshment.
(d) a person entering a church for a religious rite.

5. The first part of the formal scientific method is to
(a) design and carry out experiments.
(b) state a possible hypothesis.
(c) observe the results of experiments.
(d) state the problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Man is a passive observer or a "blank tablet" was first proposed by

2. The kind of truth one seems to see out of the corner of one's eye or when the procedure goes haywire is called

3. Which of the following is NOT a book the Narrator has brought on the trip?

4. The Narrator does not want to go faster than

5. What did he discover about his spark plugs?

(see the answer key)

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