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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. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?
(a) Society killing a person.
(b) An idea killing a society.
(c) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.
(d) An idea killing a person.

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

3. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(b) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.
(c) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
(d) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Quality and morality are the same.
(b) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(c) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(d) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?

2. Why does Lila decide she needs to stay with Phaedrus in Chapter 14?

3. What is Rigel's profession?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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