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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The travelers stay in cabins in Gardiner made by the owner who is a craftsman as evidenced by
(a) how old the couple is who own the cabins.
(b) the sign that is hung in the cabin.
(c) the careful attention to detail in the windows, doors, and moldings.
(d) the many flowers planted around each cabin.

2. The range of human knowledge today creates
(a) induction.
(b) generation gaps.
(c) specialization.
(d) an fragmented society.

3. An empiricist is one who believes
(a) the beginning of knowledge is sensory knowledge.
(b) all knowledge is a priori knowledge, but each person must find it.
(c) all knowledge is derived exclusively from the senses.
(d) knowledge that comes through the senses is truth.

4. Doctrinal differences among Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
(a) have never been verbalized.
(b) are not worth fighting Holy Wars.
(c) are similar those among Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
(d) have started many religious wars over the centuries.

5. Signs that they were approaching the High Plains included all EXCEPT
(a) The earth looked flatter.
(b) The greenness became paler.
(c) Fences became rarer.
(d) The earth took on deep undulations.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Narrator says that some cultures believe in ghosts in the same way that other cultures

2. What did he discover about his spark plugs?

3. Above the timberline, the travelers see

4. A motorcycle mechanic

5. What does the Narrator think he should be doing if he were a novelist instead of a Chautauqua orator?

(see the answer key)

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