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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 does Lila contemplate swearing off forever as she makes her way back to Phaedrus?
(a) Intellectualism.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Men.

2. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?
(a) Physics.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Psychology.

3. In Chapter 11, why does Phaedrus find it impossible to argue with Lila?
(a) She is unable to understand his intellectualism.
(b) She is too self-centered to think of anyone or anything besides herself.
(c) She is too static.
(d) She is too dynamic.

4. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Jamie's house.
(b) The boat.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Phaedrus's hotel room.

5. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Victorians.
(c) Anti-progressives.
(d) Prudes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

2. To what does Lila physically compare herself in Chapter 23?

3. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?

4. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?

5. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?

(see the answer key)

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