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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. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?
(a) He knows Lila is in love with him.
(b) He knows she is trying to pull a scam.
(c) He believes Phaedrus is actually smuggling drugs.
(d) He does not trust Phaedrus to not rob him.

2. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?
(a) Their bitterness.
(b) Their isolation.
(c) Their heroism.
(d) Their scarcity.

3. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(b) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(c) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(d) Quality and morality are the same.

4. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?
(a) A vision quest.
(b) Betrothal feast.
(c) Tea ceremony.
(d) Quienceanera.

5. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?

2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

3. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?

4. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?

5. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?

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