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

2. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) World War I.
(b) Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam War.

3. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?
(a) He is cheating on her.
(b) She is bored with him.
(c) She falls in love with Phaedrus.
(d) He beats her.

4. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He submits to his priests' punishment.
(b) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.
(d) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.

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 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. By Phaedrus's reckoning on the nature of Rigel's approach to morality, what was the natural effect of World War I?

2. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.

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

4. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

5. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?

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