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

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

3. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) One hundred thousand.
(c) Eleven thousand.
(d) One thousand.

4. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?
(a) Frontier men.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Pilgrims.

5. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?
(a) Armchair psychology.
(b) Victorian science.
(c) Common hypothesis.
(d) Backseat theorizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?

2. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?

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

4. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?

5. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?

(see the answer key)

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