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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. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?
(a) An idea killing a person.
(b) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.
(c) Society killing a person.
(d) An idea killing a society.

2. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She has no empathy.
(b) She falls in love too easily.
(c) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(d) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.

3. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?
(a) One thousand.
(b) One hundred thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Eleven thousand.

4. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will abandon their religious duties.
(b) People will allow society to become chaotic.
(c) People will invent their own morality.
(d) People will become more despondent.

5. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A witch.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A psychopath.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?

2. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 11, why does Phaedrus find it impossible to argue with Lila?

4. "_____ is the primary empirical reality of the world."

5. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."

(see the answer key)

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