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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?
(a) It is grammatically perfect.
(b) It ties together several different cultures and their values.
(c) It is purposefully redundant in phrasing.
(d) It is a contradiction.

2. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
(a) The term "value" no longer has any meaning in today's world.
(b) Values are impossible to ponder objectively.
(c) Value is too fickle for a scientific brain.
(d) Value as a concept confuses, rather than clarifies.

3. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She falls in love too easily.
(b) She has no empathy.
(c) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(d) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.

4. Which of the following is not one of the static patterns of value?
(a) Intellectual patterns.
(b) Biological patterns.
(c) Social patterns.
(d) Spiritual patterns.

5. 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.

6. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?
(a) Backseat theorizing.
(b) Armchair psychology.
(c) Common hypothesis.
(d) Victorian science.

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

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

9. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?
(a) A bar.
(b) A political meeting.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A rave.

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

11. Where do Lila and Phaedrus dock at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Manhattan Athletic Club.
(b) Manchester Yachting.
(c) Turtle Beach.
(d) Nyack Yacht Club.

12. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Values.
(b) Quanitity.
(c) Morality.
(d) Quality.

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

14. Why does Lila decide she needs to stay with Phaedrus in Chapter 14?
(a) She doubts his ability to take care of himself.
(b) She realizes it will be mutually beneficial.
(c) She is falling in love with him.
(d) She is afraid that he might be suicidal.

15. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Physicis.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?

2. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Why does Rigel claim Phaedrus keeps people from properly analyzing his work?

4. At what age did Lila have a child?

5. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?

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