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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. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?
(a) The foundations of science would be challenged.
(b) Values are impossible to count.
(c) Accuracy is completely impossible when considering how important the values would be in the scientific analysis of a population.
(d) Society does not allow for anything less than an absolute.

2. By Phaedrus's reckoning on the nature of Rigel's approach to morality, what was the natural effect of World War I?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) The Roaring 20s.
(c) The revolutionary sixties.
(d) World War II.

3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A witch.
(b) A psychopath.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) A priest.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Evil.
(b) Natural.
(c) Destructive.
(d) Heroic.

5. Although "static good" is the opposite of "dynamic good," static must exist or else the dynamic would turn into ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Static.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Phaedrus compare the underground manholes of his current location in Chapter 17?

2. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?

3. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?

4. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. 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?

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