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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phaedrus called Montana State University
(a) the School of Reasonable Rationality.
(b) the Church of Irrationality.
(c) the Church of Reason.
(d) the Church of Rationality.

2. How many motorcycles are involved in this trip?
(a) 2 motorcycles
(b) 4 motorcycles
(c) 3 motorcycles
(d) 1 motorcycle

3. Phaedrus gave up chasing the ghost of rationality and
(a) began chasing the ghost of materialism.
(b) buried himself in his research and writing.
(c) busied himself living a conventional life.
(d) went home to live with his parents and decide what to do.

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

5. Who introduces the topic of ghost stories?
(a) The Narrator
(b) Chris
(c) Sylvia
(d) John

Short Answer Questions

1. Academic freedom was threatened by all EXCEPT

2. The main point of the lecture was that

3. Riding along the marshes reminds the Narrator of

4. Sylvia is frightened by

5. Why does the Narrator almost leave the building with Chris?

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