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

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

3. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Anti-progressives.
(c) Prudes.
(d) Victorians.

4. At what age did Lila have a child?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nineteen.

5. The dynamic quality causes an organism to grow, though without the _____, it will not be able to survive or last.
(a) Theories of evolution.
(b) Static qualities.
(c) Spiritual reckoning.
(d) Existentialist ideals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lila angry with Phaedrus in Chapter 7?

2. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?

3. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?

4. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?

5. At what college is Verne Dusenberry an associate professor?

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