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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. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Biological.
(d) Social.

2. Phaedrus begins to regret his decision to give the film rights over to the actor when he remembers what his attorney told him: "If you love your book, don't sell it to _________."
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Another artist.
(c) New York.
(d) Anyone.

3. What does Lila leave with the waiter when she is unable to pay her bill?
(a) The location and name of the boat.
(b) The hotel in which Phaedrus is staying.
(c) Phaedrus's publisher's address and phone number.
(d) Phaedrus's name.

4. Chapter 16 is told from the point of view of Jamie and ______.
(a) Lila.
(b) Rigel.
(c) Fatso.
(d) Phaedrus.

5. What breakthrough excites Phaedrus in Chapter 12?
(a) The realization that the Law of Gravity is continually challenged.
(b) The idea that ethics and science can be one and the same.
(c) The platypus is an example of science creating a new category in order to cover up for its inability to redefine certain foundations.
(d) The idea that evolution coexists with spiritual aspects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?

2. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?

3. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

4. What does Rigel reveal to Phaedrus about his connection to Lila?

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

(see the answer key)

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