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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Quanitity.
(b) Morality.
(c) Quality.
(d) Values.

2. At what age did Lila have a child?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty.

3. What animal does Phaedrus use as an example of the limitations of the long-held standards of science in Chapter 8?
(a) The kangaroo.
(b) The dinosaur.
(c) The platypus.
(d) The horse.

4. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?
(a) Religious leaders.
(b) Frontier men.
(c) Pilgrims.
(d) Politicians.

5. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(b) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
(c) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(d) Values are too mandated by the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

2. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?

3. Where do Lila and Phaedrus dock at the end of Chapter 13?

4. What is Rigel's profession?

5. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?

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