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B. F. Skinner

Walden Two Quiz

B. F. Skinner
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1)

What activities does Frazier plan for the group after breakfast on the morning after their leisure activities? (from Chapters 9-12)

They will have a debate about Walden Two and then do their chores.
They will visit factories and do their work there.
They will work and then visit churches.
They will visit the schools and earn labor credits.
2)

After Frazier completes his work on the last day of the visit, what does he do as he and Burris view Walden Two? (from Chapters 32-36)

He calls it his empire.
He compares himself to God.
He says it has outdone the first Walden.
He expresses regret over his inability to take it further.
3)

How does the rearing of Walden Two children up to three-years-old compare with that of babies? (from Chapters 13-16)

Their playing and sleeping arrangements are the same.
Their health care is the same.
Their sleeping arrangements are the same.
They all receive inoculations and eat only organic food.
4)

What assumption does Walden Two make about how to build resistance in babies? (from Chapters 9-12)

They should only interact with their mothers.
They should be quarantined.
They should only be fed on organic foods.
They should be introduced to frustration and illness slowly.
5)

How are the older children divided into grades at school? (from Chapters 13-16)

According to reading ability.
According to age.
There are no grades.
According to their test scores.
6)

What is problematic about Rogers' desire to embrace the Walden Two lifestyle? (from Chapters 17-20)

It puts him in conflict with his desire fro financial success.
It puts him in conflict with his fiancee.
It will take him away from his family.
It conflicts with his desire for freedom.
7)

After Frazier's work is done, where does he take Burris? (from Chapters 32-36)

The roof.
The hospital.
The school.
The throne.
8)

As they observe the incident on their way back to the main building, what flaw does Frazier identify in the process of negative reinforcement? (from Chapters 32-36)

He says it works only with some species.
He says it is difficult to monitor.
He says the curbed behavior always resurfaces.
He says it does not work with humans.
9)

When the visitors have almost completed their window washing, what is the next assignment for Rogers, Steve, and Burris? (from Chapters 17-20)

They clean the school.
They refurbish buildings.
They paint the nursery.
They stack wood behind the theater.
10)

As the group observes some children leaving for a picnic, what answer does Castle receive when he asks about jealousy among those left behind? (from Chapters 13-16)

Frazier says Castle is imposing adult feelings on the chidlren.
Frazier says the children understand that their turn will come.
Frazier explains that the children do not exhibit jealousy.
Frazier says children would be punished if they displayed jealousy.
11)

What does Frazier explain to the group when one asks about how fast Walden Two can take on new members? (from Chapters 25-28)

The process will be guided by research.
Walen Two has no desire to limit the number of new members.
The process will be rapid and based on experimentation.
The process will be experimental and taken one step at a time.
12)

According to Frazier, how does Walden Two's second generation of members differ from its first? (from Chapters 17-20)

The second generation is raised in Walden Two's culture, but the first generation agreed to the Code.
The first was guided by Frazier's vision, the second by a shared Code.
The second generation agreed to the Code, but the first used trial and error.
The first was interested in a simpler way of life, the second to pursue this with more adherence to the Code.
13)

What is the most advanced exercise for children to learn ethics? (from Chapters 13-16)

Half of the children wait half-an-hour, while the other half go on eating.
Half of the children wait for five minutes while the other half go on eating.
Children must feed their peers without getting food for themselves.
Some children must skip one meal while others eat.
14)

As the debate continues, how do Castle and Frazier differ in their views of democracy? (from Chapters 29-31)

Castle says it is necessary while Frazier says it is a fraud.
Castle says it is a perfect system, while Frazier says it's a proven failure.
Castle says it is useful, although it has weaknesses; Frazier says its flaws far outweigh its virtues.
Castle says it is inevitable while Frazier says it's on the decline.
15)

What is the attitude of Walden Two towards the importance of mother love in the lives of babies? (from Chapters 9-12)

They get it from daily visits with their mothers.
They get it by being isolated from everyone except their mothers.
It is not a necessity.
They get it from the entire community.
16)

Why does the author have Burris discuss matters with the housewife that he meets on the way to his room? (from Chapters 25-28)

To get the perspective of a mature, ordinary member of the community.
To get the perspective of mothers.
To get the perspective of the unemployed.
To get the female perspective.
17)

According to Frazier's explanation of behavior theory, what two contradictory forces occur simultaneously when it is applied? (from Chapters 29-31)

Freedom and control.
Freedom and dictatorship.
Freedom and tyranny.
Free will and obedience.
18)

Who is responsible for Walden Two's relationship to government in the wider society? (from Chapters 21-24)

Frazier.
The Delegate.
The Political Manager.
The Ombudsman.
19)

By showing the reader that Frazier carries out his share of work, what does the author convey about Frazier? (from Chapters 32-36)

He is caring.
He is not above the duties that other members have to carry out.
He is good at organization and clean-up.
He is disciplined.
20)

After their last discussion when Frazier and Burris are on their way back to the main building, what do they see? (from Chapters 32-36)

The sheepdog, Bishop, has killed some sheep.
A sheep has escaped the fold and is trapped between the sheepdog, Bishop, and the string fence.
The sheep are infected with a disease.
The sheep have broken through the string fence.
21)

How do the child-rearing practices affect the women of Walden Two? (from Chapters 17-20)

They can participate more in community life.
They can become professionals.
They pine for their children.
They are freed from the necessity of being housewives.
22)

In response to Frazier's assertions about keeping young people at Walden Two, Castle indirectly suggests that the practice is like indoctrination. What is the literary device used by the author in Castle's response? (from Chapters 21-24)

Sarcasm.
Allusion.
Metaphor.
Transferred epithet.
23)

After the dinner at which Burris and Frazier discuss failed communal societies, where do they hear from Frazier about the "Good Life"? (from Chapters 17-20)

The tea room.
The theater.
The roof.
The walkway.
24)

What does Burris learn from the housewife that he meets on the way to his room, regarding whether she is happy? (from Chapters 25-28)

She is very happy.
She is not happy.
She doesn't seem to think about happiness and seems to take it for granted.
She is happy sometimes.
25)

Where are babies kept in the early stages of life at Walden Two? (from Chapters 9-12)

In climate controlled cubicles with glass windows.
In their mothers' rooms.
In their parents' home.
In an intensive care unit.
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