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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Quanitity.
(b) Morality.
(c) Values.
(d) Quality.

3. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Biology.
(d) Quality.

4. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) The boat.
(c) Jamie's house.
(d) Phaedrus's hotel room.

5. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?
(a) He wants Phaedrus's autograph.
(b) He is hiring Phaedurs as a consultant on a new movie.
(c) He is considering hiring Phaedrus as a life coach.
(d) He wishes to get the film rights for Phaedrus's book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?

2. In the pursuit of discovering what is right and wrong, what could no longer be blindly trusted in the early days after World War II?

3. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

4. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?

5. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?

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