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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. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?
(a) It is grammatically perfect.
(b) It ties together several different cultures and their values.
(c) It is purposefully redundant in phrasing.
(d) It is a contradiction.

2. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?
(a) He will simply call his work "data" instead of "values."
(b) He will present the values as being worthy of scientific consideration.
(c) He will present his work under an assumed name to remove any pre-existing prejudices against his project.
(d) He will apply values to actual experience.

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

4. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?
(a) Law of Logic.
(b) Law of Attraction.
(c) Law of Life.
(d) Law of Gravity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What animal does Phaedrus use as an example of the limitations of the long-held standards of science in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?

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

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