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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. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.
(b) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(c) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
(d) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
2. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(b) She has no empathy.
(c) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.
(d) She falls in love too easily.
3. Where do Lila and Phaedrus dock at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Manchester Yachting.
(b) Manhattan Athletic Club.
(c) Turtle Beach.
(d) Nyack Yacht Club.
4. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?
(a) Society killing a person.
(b) An idea killing a person.
(c) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.
(d) An idea killing a society.
5. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(b) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
(c) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(d) Values are too mandated by the government.
Short Answer Questions
1. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?
2. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
3. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?
4. What is Rigel's profession?
5. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?
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