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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?
(a) He vacations frequently in that city.
(b) He supports that city politically.
(c) His publisher lives in that city.
(d) His books are popular in that city.

2. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(b) She falls in love too easily.
(c) She has no empathy.
(d) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.

3. What does Phaedrus note about the doll Lila holds?
(a) She is treating it like a religious icon.
(b) She is treating it like a real baby.
(c) She is reforming it to how she wants it to appear.
(d) She is viciously attacking it.

4. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) World War I.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

5. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?
(a) The rest of the world will only be able to look into the first division for guidance.
(b) The first division is likened to the control in a scientific experiment.
(c) The system can otherwise be easily disproved.
(d) The rest of the classification will always be incorrect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedrus fear will happen to Lila when she leaves with Rigel?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?

3. What school did Phaedrus attend as a boy?

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

5. If truth is a set of intellectual patterns of high Quality, then _____ is a set of intellectual patterns of low Quality.

(see the answer key)

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