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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 are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are too mandated by the government.
(b) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(c) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(d) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.

2. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Physical fitness.

3. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?
(a) A search for spirituality.
(b) Ethical activities.
(c) Survival.
(d) A constant competition between elements.

4. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?
(a) Values are impossible to count.
(b) Society does not allow for anything less than an absolute.
(c) The foundations of science would be challenged.
(d) Accuracy is completely impossible when considering how important the values would be in the scientific analysis of a population.

5. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?
(a) He will present his work under an assumed name to remove any pre-existing prejudices against his project.
(b) He will apply values to actual experience.
(c) He will present the values as being worthy of scientific consideration.
(d) He will simply call his work "data" instead of "values."

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?

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

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

4. Who is Franz Boas?

5. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?

(see the answer key)

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