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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Shooting heroin.
(b) Smoking marijuana.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Snorting cocaine.

2. In Chapter 11, why does Phaedrus find it impossible to argue with Lila?
(a) She is too dynamic.
(b) She is unable to understand his intellectualism.
(c) She is too self-centered to think of anyone or anything besides herself.
(d) She is too static.

3. Although "static good" is the opposite of "dynamic good," static must exist or else the dynamic would turn into ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Static.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Apathy.

4. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will abandon their religious duties.
(b) People will invent their own morality.
(c) People will allow society to become chaotic.
(d) People will become more despondent.

5. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?
(a) It is purposefully redundant in phrasing.
(b) It ties together several different cultures and their values.
(c) It is grammatically perfect.
(d) It is a contradiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Phaedrus use as an example of the limitations of the long-held standards of science in Chapter 8?

2. Why is Lila angry with Phaedrus in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?

4. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?

5. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?

(see the answer key)

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