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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. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?
(a) Religious leaders.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Frontier men.
(d) Pilgrims.

2. In the Metaphysics of Quality, with what other value besides biological are objects imbued?
(a) Societal.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Inorganic.
(d) Static.

3. Where does Rigel tell Phaedrus to go in order to avoid being tied up by the police?
(a) Miami Harbor.
(b) Sandy Hook.
(c) Hudson Bay.
(d) Turtle Beach.

4. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?
(a) He will apply values to actual experience.
(b) He will present the values as being worthy of scientific consideration.
(c) He will present his work under an assumed name to remove any pre-existing prejudices against his project.
(d) He will simply call his work "data" instead of "values."

5. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?
(a) Victorian morality was too deeply entrenched in spiritualism.
(b) The Victorians were highly corrupt.
(c) It no longer fits the needs of modern society.
(d) There is no deep intellectualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is uniquely inclusive about the Metaphysics of Quality?

2. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?

3. In Chapter 22, what changed the physical landscape of the social population?

4. To what does Phaedrus compare the Giant of his city analogy in Chapter 17?

5. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

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