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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(b) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(c) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
(d) Values are too mandated by the government.

2. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(b) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(c) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.
(d) He submits to his priests' punishment.

3. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?
(a) Ethics.
(b) Reason.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Evolution.

4. Why does Rigel claim Phaedrus keeps people from properly analyzing his work?
(a) Phaedrus presents his work as fiction.
(b) Phaedrus hides under an assumed name.
(c) Phaedrus refuses to discuss his first book.
(d) Phaedrus does not define Quality.

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

6. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?
(a) A constant competition between elements.
(b) Ethical activities.
(c) A search for spirituality.
(d) Survival.

7. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?
(a) She falls in love with Phaedrus.
(b) He beats her.
(c) He is cheating on her.
(d) She is bored with him.

8. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?
(a) Dinosaurs.
(b) Prudes.
(c) Anti-progressives.
(d) Victorians.

9. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?
(a) Chippewa-Cree.
(b) Crow.
(c) Tohono O'odham.
(d) Lakota.

10. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?
(a) Law of Life.
(b) Law of Attraction.
(c) Law of Gravity.
(d) Law of Logic.

11. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?
(a) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.
(b) An idea killing a person.
(c) An idea killing a society.
(d) Society killing a person.

12. Who does Phaedrus believe to be the originator of the American lifestyle?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The descendants of the abducted African slaves.
(c) The American Indians.
(d) The Irish.

13. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) James Holden.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Verne Dusenberry.

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

15. Why does Lila choose to not pursue a relationship with Phaedrus?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She misses her former lover too much.
(c) She is not attracted to him.
(d) She does not understand him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?

2. According to the Metaphysics of Quality, what theory is used in conjunction with the idea of life generally having a purpose in regards to Phaedrus' ideas on static versus dynamic Quality?

3. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?

4. At what college is Verne Dusenberry an associate professor?

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

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