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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?
(a) Values are impossible to count.
(b) Society does not allow for anything less than an absolute.
(c) The foundations of science would be challenged.
(d) Accuracy is completely impossible when considering how important the values would be in the scientific analysis of a population.

2. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Destructive.
(b) Natural.
(c) Evil.
(d) Heroic.

3. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?
(a) Phaedrus's publisher's office.
(b) The streets.
(c) The bar.
(d) The hotel room.

4. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Miami.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

5. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Shooting heroin.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Snorting cocaine.
(d) Smoking marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?

2. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?

4. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?

5. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?

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