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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) Anthropology.
(b) Morals.
(c) Values.
(d) Quality.

2. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A priest.
(b) A witch.
(c) A psychopath.
(d) A philosopher.

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

4. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) Richard Rigel.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Vernon Dusenberry.

5. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?
(a) He is cheating on her.
(b) She falls in love with Phaedrus.
(c) She is bored with him.
(d) He beats her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?

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

3. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."

4. Who is Franz Boas?

5. What is Rigel's profession?

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