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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?
(a) Accuracy is completely impossible when considering how important the values would be in the scientific analysis of a population.
(b) Values are impossible to count.
(c) The foundations of science would be challenged.
(d) Society does not allow for anything less than an absolute.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What animal does Phaedrus use as an example of the limitations of the long-held standards of science in Chapter 8?
(a) The kangaroo.
(b) The platypus.
(c) The horse.
(d) The dinosaur.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?

2. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?

3. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?

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

5. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?

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