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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why does Phaedrus find it impossible to argue with Lila?
(a) She is too self-centered to think of anyone or anything besides herself.
(b) She is unable to understand his intellectualism.
(c) She is too static.
(d) She is too dynamic.

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

3. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?
(a) Scientific principle.
(b) Objectivity.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Modern living.

4. Why is Lila angry with Phaedrus in Chapter 7?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) There is no food on the boat.
(c) He refuses to allow her to sail the boat.
(d) She is forced to watch him get drunk without her.

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

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

7. Who is Franz Boas?
(a) Dusenberry's best friend.
(b) Anthropology professor.
(c) Lila's former lover.
(d) Philosopher.

8. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?
(a) Loss of one's identity.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Living in a vacuum of morality.
(d) A decay in the moral fiber of society.

9. Why does Phaedrus believe his book will be derided by the anthropology community?
(a) He is known for a past, accidental plagiarism.
(b) He is a student of Boas.
(c) He mocked Dusenberry.
(d) He does not adhere to the community's rules.

10. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?
(a) The system can otherwise be easily disproved.
(b) The rest of the world will only be able to look into the first division for guidance.
(c) The rest of the classification will always be incorrect.
(d) The first division is likened to the control in a scientific experiment.

11. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Engine roar.
(c) Police lights.
(d) A crippling headache.

12. The dynamic quality causes an organism to grow, though without the _____, it will not be able to survive or last.
(a) Static qualities.
(b) Spiritual reckoning.
(c) Theories of evolution.
(d) Existentialist ideals.

13. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Sexuality.

14. Although "static good" is the opposite of "dynamic good," static must exist or else the dynamic would turn into ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Static.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Chaos.

15. What do Lila and Phaedrus do in Chapter 15?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Fish.
(c) Fight.
(d) Make love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?

2. Upon what river does Phaedrus plan to travel by boat?

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

4. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?

5. Which of the following is not one of the static patterns of value?

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