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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Burris?
(a) Professor of Psychology.
(b) Professor of Politics.
(c) Professor of Sociology.
(d) Professor of Philosophy.

2. Why does the author expand the visiting group to include these members?
(a) To make the visit more economical.
(b) To make the visit more interesting.
(c) To satisfy the requirements of Frazier.
(d) To present responses to Walden Two that reflect diverse perspectives.

3. What is the figure of speech contained in the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Attribution.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Illusion.

4. At their first dinner, Frazier explains that Walden Two never has crowds. What is the explanation for this?
(a) Work is allocated in shifts to keep people busy.
(b) The entire community is very small.
(c) There is nowhere for a crowd to gather.
(d) People are free to wander and not many people want to do the same thing at the same time, so they are at different places.

5. At the beginning of the novel, where have Rogers and Jamnik been before their visit to Burris?
(a) In the army fighting World War II.
(b) Visiting Walden Two.
(c) Studying politics at a university.
(d) Visiting foreign countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burris respond to the women of Walden Two when he first sees them?

2. Why have Rogers and Jamnik come to visit Burris at the beginning of the novel?

3. What aspect of Walden Two's philosophy is reflected in the gallery of pictures which Burris stops to admire on the way to their first tea?

4. What is the significance of the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?

5. Why does Frazier point this out to the visitors?

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