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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John wants to camp
(a) at a park in the middle of Lemmon.
(b) at a reservoir near Lemmon.
(c) at a campground to the south of Lemmon.
(d) on the bank of the Missouri River.

2. The Narrator calls unnatural the divorce of
(a) art from technology.
(b) art from writing.
(c) teaching from sculpting.
(d) technology from science.

3. Phaedrus' academic goal in University was to
(a) major in chemistry.
(b) major in molecular biology.
(c) major in journalism.
(d) major in philosophy.

4. The kind of truth one seems to see out of the corner of one's eye or when the procedure goes haywire is called
(a) literal truth.
(b) bilateral truth.
(c) lateral truth.
(d) frontal truth.

5. Herried is designated a Western town by the Narrator because
(a) the main gathering place is a saloon.
(b) the town is very dusty.
(c) the town only has one street.
(d) things are far apart in the town.

6. Phaedrus corresponded with the Northwest Regional Accrediting Association
(a) because he believed that the university had violated accreditation requirements.
(b) to see of they would accredit a college he was starting.
(c) because he was unhappy with their method of accrediting the English department.
(d) to get letters proving he was a professor at an accredited university.

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

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

9. Unpacking at the campground is difficult due to
(a) the lack of help from Chris.
(b) Sylvia's complaining.
(c) the flashlight's disappearance.
(d) the extreme exhaustion of the group.

10. What subject did Phaedrus teach at the university?
(a) Rhetoric
(b) 'riting
(c) 'rithmetic
(d) Reading

11. John is interested in
(a) what is the underlying form of things.
(b) what things mean.
(c) what things appear to be.
(d) what things are.

12. The Narrator does not feel the faster speeds are good because
(a) the hills are dangerous at higher speeds.
(b) there are a lot of holes and broken places in the roads.
(c) his rear tire is wearing badly and could blow out.
(d) the road is getting really hot.

13. Phaedrus did not understand
(a) the hollowness of working for food and shelter.
(b) the chaos he saw in the world.
(c) the social crises occuring.
(d) the laws of science.

14. Which tappet needed adjustment?
(a) #3
(b) #2
(c) #1
(d) #4

15. The Narrator does not want to go faster than
(a) sixty miles per hour.
(b) forty-five miles per hour.
(c) sixty-five miles per hour.
(d) fifty miles per hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stand of pines where the group is camping is the home of

2. Which of the following is the best description of Phaedrus?

3. A turning point in Phaedrus' life came about the time he saw

4. The high meadow is welcome like

5. DeWeese had not like the "Church of Minorities" because

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