Reading Comprehension Quiz (Lewis Thomas, “Natural Man”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Lewis Thomas, “Natural Man”

Read “Natural Man” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question According to Thomas, economists have become involved with the environmental movement. Why does Thomas see it as being hard for economists to write about environmental ideas?

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Question Thomas writes that the earth was seen as man’s personal property for most of history. In recent years, the general population has come to see humanity as having which role in the environment?

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Question Thomas suggests that man’s relationship with nature is constantly changing. The new view of man’s relationship with nature is that

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Question In paragraph 5, Thomas creates a metaphor of man as

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Question In paragraph 11, Thomas uses very precise and scientific labels in comparing humans to various other life forms. What is his purpose in doing this?

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Question What creatures does Thomas personify in his essay?

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Question What does Thomas hope our role will be in nature?

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Question What does Thomas suggest should be labeled as a valuable, endangered species?

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