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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. According to the Metaphysics of Quality, what theory is used in conjunction with the idea of life generally having a purpose in regards to Phaedrus' ideas on static versus dynamic Quality?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Afterlife.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Death.

3. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will become more despondent.
(b) People will abandon their religious duties.
(c) People will allow society to become chaotic.
(d) People will invent their own morality.

4. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?
(a) A search for spirituality.
(b) A constant competition between elements.
(c) Survival.
(d) Ethical activities.

5. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?
(a) Chippewa-Cree.
(b) Tohono O'odham.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Franz Boas?

2. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?

3. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?

4. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.

5. Why does Rigel claim Phaedrus keeps people from properly analyzing his work?

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