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

2. Where do Lila and Phaedrus dock at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Nyack Yacht Club.
(b) Turtle Beach.
(c) Manhattan Athletic Club.
(d) Manchester Yachting.

3. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A crippling headache.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Engine roar.
(d) Police lights.

4. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(b) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.
(d) He submits to his priests' punishment.

5. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?
(a) Quienceanera.
(b) Betrothal feast.
(c) Tea ceremony.
(d) A vision quest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?

2. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?

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

4. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?

5. Who is Franz Boas?

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