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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?
(a) Instincts.
(b) Chess strategy.
(c) Car engine.
(d) Learned behavior.

2. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Victorian era.
(c) The Fifties.
(d) The Sixties.

3. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) Vernon Dusenberry.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Richard Rigel.

4. Where does the hallucination of Lila's dog lead her at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The boat.
(c) The bar.
(d) The police station.

5. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?

2. Which of the following relationships did not appear to be the most pertinent to Lila from her childhood?

3. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?

4. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

5. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?

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