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Homo Faber Quiz 1

  • 1. Faber acknowledges that the manmade world is imperfect. This is revealed with the plane at La Guardia through
    •     foehn winds
    •     a snowstorm
    •     a propeller breakdown
    •     a tornado

  • 2. When Faber's train is traveling from Campeche to Palenque it is delayed because of
    •     engine problems
    •     a storm
    •     buffalo
    •     derailment

  • 3. The phrase "Les traces d'une Nash," said by Marcel, leads Faber to
    •     fly to Houston
    •     meet Ivy
    •     acknowledge his illness
    •     cross the river

  • 4. The broken shaver in Faber's apartment allows Faber to receive
    •     a telegram
    •     a phone call
    •     a letter
    •     a visitor

  • 5. On Faber's first trip, La Guardia Airport is visited. The death motif associated with this place is:
    •     grave mounds
    •     a palm reading
    •     a mask of death
    •     newspaper headlines

  • 6. On Faber's first trip through a Texas airport, the death motif associated with this place is:
    •     a mask of death
    •     the River Styx
    •     newspaper headlines
    •     the Other World

  • 7. The death motif associated with the Mexican desert Taumalipas is:
    •     beetles/maggots
    •     buffalo
    •     eclipse of the moon
    •     none of the above

  • 8. The death motif associated with Palenque is:
    •     butterflies
    •     newspaper headlines
    •     a rocking chair
    •     a xylophone

  • 9. The death motif associated with Rio Usumancinta is:
    •     butterflies
    •     grave mounds
    •     beetles/maggots
    •     zopilotes

  • 10. The death motif associated with the tobacco plantation is:
    •     Joachim's hanging
    •     the River Styx
    •     buffalo
    •     a rocking chair

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