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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. According to Phaedrus, the Zen definition of ____ is to see life everywhere but to be unable to participate.
(a) Unenlightenment.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Life.
(d) Hell.

2. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?
(a) Her sister going into labor.
(b) A car crash that killed someone close to her.
(c) A house fire that resulted in her mother's death.
(d) Her grandfather's heart attack.

3. To what does Phaedrus compare the underground manholes of his current location in Chapter 17?
(a) Arteries.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Heart.
(d) Kidney.

4. Why does Rigel claim Phaedrus keeps people from properly analyzing his work?
(a) Phaedrus refuses to discuss his first book.
(b) Phaedrus presents his work as fiction.
(c) Phaedrus hides under an assumed name.
(d) Phaedrus does not define Quality.

5. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She has no empathy.
(b) She falls in love too easily.
(c) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(d) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Lila's nickname for Phaedrus?

4. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?

5. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?

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