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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. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?
(a) It allows for everyone to bring in their own ideas.
(b) It is less decisive.
(c) It is more inclusive.
(d) It is more understandable to the average person.

2. What breakthrough excites Phaedrus in Chapter 12?
(a) The platypus is an example of science creating a new category in order to cover up for its inability to redefine certain foundations.
(b) The idea that evolution coexists with spiritual aspects.
(c) The idea that ethics and science can be one and the same.
(d) The realization that the Law of Gravity is continually challenged.

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

4. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
(a) Values are impossible to ponder objectively.
(b) Value as a concept confuses, rather than clarifies.
(c) The term "value" no longer has any meaning in today's world.
(d) Value is too fickle for a scientific brain.

5. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?
(a) James Holden.
(b) William James Sidis.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Verne Dusenberry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Phaedrus use as an example of the limitations of the long-held standards of science in Chapter 8?

3. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?

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

5. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?

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