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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chris relates that whichever child saw their father first
(a) would receive a quarter.
(b) would get to ride in the front seat next time.
(c) would receive a nickel.
(d) would get an ice cream cone.

3. Annihilation ECS consisted of
(a) 88 volts of electricity to the heart.
(b) 28 skin pricks on the scalp.
(c) 800 amps applied for 1.5 seconds.
(d) 28 electric shocks to the brain.

4. The Narrator seems to think that technology is
(a) the incarnation of Buddha.
(b) a manifestation of Buddha.
(c) a function of being human.
(d) a necessary evil to be endured.

5. The main point of the lecture was that
(a) the university, as the keeper of truth, must point students toward rational truth.
(b) his classroom was the only place at the university where students could find truth.
(c) the church is mandated to teach the truth and ignore threats against it.
(d) the location of the university has no application to the teaching of truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Narrator divides human understanding into

2. The Narrator's tenseness and apprehension about going back to Bozeman are similar to the feelings felt by

3. The Narrator makes four observations about his lists of motorcycle parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those observations?

4. The lecture delivered by Phaedrus in chapter 13 referenced

5. The back road route of traveling is better than the highway for all the following reasons EXCEPT

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is the phrase "to travel is better than to arrive" appropriate to the Narrator's trip to Bozeman?

2. Why did the thought of teaching Quality seem so confusing, yet so appealing, to him?

3. Why is the Narrator apprehensive about seeing DeWeese?

4. Summarize how Poincaré's ideas fit closely to Phaedrus' ideas--like two sides of a jigsaw puzzle.

5. What evidence is there that the Sutherlands and the Narrator disagree about technology?

6. What does the Narrator mean by referring to Phaedrus' reading of philosophers as the high country of the world of thought?

7. What is symbolized by the riding without helmets and what is symbolized by Chris' standing on the pegs to ride the motorcycle?

8. The Narrator says: "If you want to build a factory, or fix a motorcycle, or set a nation right without getting stuck, then classical, structured, dualistic subject-object knowledge, although necessary, isn't enough." What does he mean?

9. The Narrator talks about the set of boxes which define the components of a motorcycle. If you start at the top with "motorcycle" and work to the next level, you have "components" and "functions;" at the next level "components" are divided into "power assembly" and "running assembly." Where else do we find such hierarchies? Give examples of this pyramidal structure of hierarchical organization charts in business, science, and government. Can you think of others?

10. What are the important points of skill in each part in the scientific methods process?

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