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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. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?
(a) Their government would not protect them.
(b) Their armies were poorly equipped.
(c) They were the invading army.
(d) Their sons were being sent off to die.

2. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Miami.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

3. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Ethics.

4. Who is Franz Boas?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Lila's former lover.
(c) Anthropology professor.
(d) Dusenberry's best friend.

5. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Snorting cocaine.
(b) Smoking marijuana.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Shooting heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?

2. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.

3. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?

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

5. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?

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