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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term that Phaedrus coined when considering a person's ability to reject any knowledge that did not conform to their beliefs?
(a) Hangover syndrome.
(b) Static filter.
(c) Kidney effect.
(d) Navigational errors.

2. Why does Phaedrus believe society accepts trance and hypnosis as plausible ideas?
(a) Radio.
(b) Art.
(c) Theater.
(d) Television.

3. What is uniquely inclusive about the Metaphysics of Quality?
(a) It is unable to wrongly predict human behavior.
(b) It excludes the theory of evolution on the basis that the scientific principles are incorrect.
(c) It excludes morally gray situations.
(d) It includes the subject-object scientific viewpoint.

4. Who does Phaedrus believe to be the originator of the American lifestyle?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The descendants of the abducted African slaves.
(c) The American Indians.
(d) The Irish.

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) Franz Boas.
(b) Verne Dusenberry.
(c) William James Sidis.
(d) James Holden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lila leave with the waiter when she is unable to pay her bill?

2. Phaedrus begins to regret his decision to give the film rights over to the actor when he remembers what his attorney told him: "If you love your book, don't sell it to _________."

3. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?

4. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?

5. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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