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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. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Quality.
(b) Morality.
(c) Quanitity.
(d) Values.

2. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are too mandated by the government.
(b) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
(c) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(d) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.

3. Why does Phaedrus believe his book will be derided by the anthropology community?
(a) He does not adhere to the community's rules.
(b) He is known for a past, accidental plagiarism.
(c) He mocked Dusenberry.
(d) He is a student of Boas.

4. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
(a) Values are impossible to ponder objectively.
(b) The term "value" no longer has any meaning in today's world.
(c) Value as a concept confuses, rather than clarifies.
(d) Value is too fickle for a scientific brain.

5. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?
(a) Living in a vacuum of morality.
(b) Loss of one's identity.
(c) A decay in the moral fiber of society.
(d) Destruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?

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

3. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?

5. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?

(see the answer key)

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