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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phaedrus realize about his intentions with Lila?
(a) He was trying to force her to adopt his outlook.
(b) He was trying to kill her static patterns.
(c) He was trying to convert her into normalcy.
(d) He was trying to take her away herself.

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

3. Upon what river does Phaedrus plan to travel by boat?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Meramac.

4. According to Phaedrus, what concerns philosophers that average people would consider trivial?
(a) Morality.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Puzzles.

5. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
(b) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(c) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(d) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?

2. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?

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

4. Why does Phaedrus believe Lila exists in a culture of just herself?

5. What is Lila's state-of-mind at the end of Chapter 18 when she leaves the restaurant?

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