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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(b) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(c) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(d) Quality and morality are the same.

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

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

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

7. "_____ is the primary empirical reality of the world."
(a) Morals.
(b) Values.
(c) Quality.
(d) Anthropology.

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

9. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Shooting heroin.
(c) Snorting cocaine.
(d) Drinking.

10. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Her hunger.
(b) Her headache.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her money.

11. 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 must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(c) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(d) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.

12. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) Vernon Dusenberry.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Richard Rigel.

13. 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?
(a) Afterlife.
(b) Death.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Evolution.

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

15. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?
(a) Static morality.
(b) Static banality.
(c) Static good.
(d) Static culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Phaedrus believe to be the originator of the American lifestyle?

2. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.

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

4. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?

5. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?

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