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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. Why is Lila angry with Phaedrus in Chapter 7?
(a) There is no food on the boat.
(b) She is forced to watch him get drunk without her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He refuses to allow her to sail the boat.

2. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.
(b) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(c) He submits to his priests' punishment.
(d) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.

3. Through the study of what group of people does Phaedrus hope to understand the scientific concerns and patterns that will help society sustain itself while still evolving?
(a) Victorians.
(b) American Indians.
(c) The Germans.
(d) Veterans.

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

5. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?
(a) Spot.
(b) Astrix.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Bandito.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What breakthrough excites Phaedrus in Chapter 12?

4. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?

5. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?

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