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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. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?
(a) A vision quest.
(b) Quienceanera.
(c) Betrothal feast.
(d) Tea ceremony.

2. Who does Phaedrus believe to be the originator of the American lifestyle?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The descendants of the abducted African slaves.
(d) The American Indians.

3. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?
(a) Physicis.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Biology.

4. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?
(a) Persecution.
(b) Objectivity.
(c) Scientific principle.
(d) Modern living.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(b) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(c) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(d) Quality and morality are the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 23 told?

2. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?

3. How does Lila feel about Phaedrus after meeting with Jamie and Fatso?

4. According to Phaedrus, the Zen definition of ____ is to see life everywhere but to be unable to participate.

5. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?

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