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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 Rigel's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Doctor.

2. "_____ is the primary empirical reality of the world."
(a) Values.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Morals.
(d) Quality.

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

4. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?
(a) The first division is likened to the control in a scientific experiment.
(b) The rest of the classification will always be incorrect.
(c) The rest of the world will only be able to look into the first division for guidance.
(d) The system can otherwise be easily disproved.

5. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Physicis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lila and Phaedrus do in Chapter 15?

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

3. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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