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

2. At what college is Verne Dusenberry an associate professor?
(a) New York University.
(b) Montana State College.
(c) Texas Tech.
(d) Washington State.

3. What does Phaedrus fear will happen to Lila when she leaves with Rigel?
(a) She will be institutionalized.
(b) She will be abandoned.
(c) She will be arrested.
(d) She will commit suicide.

4. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?
(a) The Victorians refused to believe that they were capable of hedonism.
(b) The Victorians were unable to pass their mindset down fully to their children.
(c) The inability of the Victorians to let their society evolve resulted in a direct rebellion against the accepted behaviors.
(d) The Victorians' secret corruption was forced into the open by war.

5. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?
(a) Their scarcity.
(b) Their heroism.
(c) Their isolation.
(d) Their bitterness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?

4. To what does Lila physically compare herself in Chapter 23?

5. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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