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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. Why does Jamie come to the boat?
(a) Lila screaming.
(b) Rigel calling him.
(c) Fatso trying to smother him.
(d) He wants to join the "crew"

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

3. The two words that Phaedrus clings to at the end of Chapter 30 that illustrate a resolved conflict between static and dynamic Quality are rta and ____.
(a) Arete.
(b) Dalit.
(c) Homa.
(d) Namaste.

4. What does Lila contemplate swearing off forever as she makes her way back to Phaedrus?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Men.

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 too mandated by the government.
(c) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(d) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?

2. Why does Phaedrus believe Lila exists in a culture of just herself?

3. Upon what river does Phaedrus plan to travel by boat?

4. What does Phaedrus conclude about the "Lilas" of the world in regards to their role in society at the end of Chapter 29?

5. In the Metaphysics of Quality, with what other value besides biological are objects imbued?

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