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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. By Phaedrus's reckoning on the nature of Rigel's approach to morality, what was the natural effect of World War I?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) The revolutionary sixties.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Roaring 20s.

2. What does Phaedrus believe has occurred with the doll Lila abandoned on his boat?
(a) It has become the reason for Lila's depression.
(b) It has become the crux of Lila's instability.
(c) It has become a religious icon for her.
(d) It has become a symbol of Lila's broken psyche.

3. If the ideas of insanity vary from culture to culture, what stands to reason would also vary?
(a) Morality.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Spirituality.

4. What is Dharmakaya light?
(a) The ability of a person to be guided by their soul.
(b) The ability to see a light on or around an object.
(c) The sparks that occur in dry, cool weather.
(d) The phantom lights one sees as their eyes adjust from abrupt brightness to darkness.

5. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?
(a) Eleven thousand.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) One hundred thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?

2. What is the name of the theory that Phaedrus developed once while sailing in reaction to his rejection of his charts and any outside information that did not conform to his beliefs in this manner?

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

4. What does Phaedrus note about the doll Lila holds?

5. What is the term that Phaedrus coined when considering a person's ability to reject any knowledge that did not conform to their beliefs?

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