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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) An idea killing a person.
(b) Society killing a person.
(c) An idea killing a society.
(d) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.

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

3. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Shooting heroin.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking marijuana.
(d) Snorting cocaine.

4. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(b) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He submits to his priests' punishment.
(d) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Lila have a child?

2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

3. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?

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

5. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?

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