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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. 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 reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(d) He submits to his priests' punishment.

2. What is Lila's state-of-mind at the end of Chapter 18 when she leaves the restaurant?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Angry.

3. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?
(a) Media.
(b) Reality.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Heaven.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Rigel claim Phaedrus keeps people from properly analyzing his work?

3. The dynamic quality causes an organism to grow, though without the _____, it will not be able to survive or last.

4. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?

5. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?

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