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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A psychopath.
(b) A witch.
(c) A priest.
(d) A philosopher.

4. What breakthrough excites Phaedrus in Chapter 12?
(a) The idea that evolution coexists with spiritual aspects.
(b) The platypus is an example of science creating a new category in order to cover up for its inability to redefine certain foundations.
(c) The idea that ethics and science can be one and the same.
(d) The realization that the Law of Gravity is continually challenged.

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

6. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?
(a) It is less decisive.
(b) It allows for everyone to bring in their own ideas.
(c) It is more understandable to the average person.
(d) It is more inclusive.

7. 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.

8. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?
(a) He will present his work under an assumed name to remove any pre-existing prejudices against his project.
(b) He will apply values to actual experience.
(c) He will simply call his work "data" instead of "values."
(d) He will present the values as being worthy of scientific consideration.

9. 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 is afraid that he might be suicidal.
(c) She realizes it will be mutually beneficial.
(d) She is falling in love with him.

10. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will become more despondent.
(b) People will invent their own morality.
(c) People will abandon their religious duties.
(d) People will allow society to become chaotic.

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

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

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

14. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?
(a) Ethical quality.
(b) Social quality.
(c) Spiritual quality.
(d) Intellectual quality.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?

3. 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?

4. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?

5. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?

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