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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?
(a) They make hungry children watch adults eat their meals.
(b) They give children coloring books and crayons, which they are forbidden to use.
(c) They provide toys, which the children cannot touch.
(d) They give children sugar-covered lollipops with instructions not to lick them.

2. After their tour of the dairy, when Mrs. Meyerson joins the group, what tradition involving young couples do the visitors observe?
(a) They learn to cook and bake.
(b) They attend counseling sessions.
(c) They attend parenting classes.
(d) They work on their own living quarters.

3. Which of the following terms best sums up the approach to decision-making, as described by Frazier to the visitors?
(a) It is a system of cooperation and consensus at the leadership level.
(b) It is a system of decision-making by committees.
(c) It is a system in which the leader makes all the important decisions.
(d) It is a democratic system in which everyone participates equally.

4. Which of the following terms best describes the approach to education of older children at Walden Two?
(a) Differentiated learning.
(b) Team learning.
(c) Independent learning.
(d) Cooperative learning.

5. What does Frazier explain to the group when one asks about how fast Walden Two can take on new members?
(a) The process will be guided by research.
(b) The process will be experimental and taken one step at a time.
(c) Walen Two has no desire to limit the number of new members.
(d) The process will be rapid and based on experimentation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most advanced exercise for children to learn ethics?

2. Based on Frazier's description of the system, which of the following statements best describes a weakness in the way leaders are chosen at Walden Two?

3. How does Frazier explain the low incidence of adultery at Walden Two?

4. Which of the following features are included in the systems of work and leadership outlined by Frazier in his description of Walden Two?

5. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?

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