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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. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?
(a) The inability of the Victorians to let their society evolve resulted in a direct rebellion against the accepted behaviors.
(b) The Victorians were unable to pass their mindset down fully to their children.
(c) The Victorians' secret corruption was forced into the open by war.
(d) The Victorians refused to believe that they were capable of hedonism.

2. According to Phaedrus's reckoning in Chapter 17, what will the city (which is his current location) eventually do to the people that live there?
(a) Laud them.
(b) Devour them.
(c) Reward them.
(d) Remove them.

3. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Snorting cocaine.
(c) Smoking marijuana.
(d) Shooting heroin.

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

5. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?
(a) Mental and physical.
(b) Spiritual and physical.
(c) Sexual and intellectual.
(d) Celebrity and ground-level.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

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

3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?

4. What is Lila's state-of-mind at the end of Chapter 18 when she leaves the restaurant?

5. 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?

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