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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?
(a) She was once in a hospital, presumably a mental one.
(b) Jamie is her ex-husband.
(c) She had once been arrested.
(d) She never had a daughter, as she told Phaedrus.

2. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 18 told?
(a) Fatso.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Lila.
(d) Jamie.

3. What does Lila plan to be her final destination after getting a drink at the restaurant in Chapter 18?
(a) Church.
(b) The hotel room.
(c) Jamie's house.
(d) The boat.

4. Through the study of what group of people does Phaedrus hope to understand the scientific concerns and patterns that will help society sustain itself while still evolving?
(a) The Germans.
(b) American Indians.
(c) Victorians.
(d) Veterans.

5. What school did Phaedrus attend as a boy?
(a) Yale.
(b) Williamson.
(c) Milford.
(d) Blake.

6. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War I.

7. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.
(a) Makeup.
(b) Keys.
(c) Pills.
(d) Identification.

8. Chapter 16 is told from the point of view of Jamie and ______.
(a) Phaedrus.
(b) Fatso.
(c) Lila.
(d) Rigel.

9. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?
(a) Moral degenerate.
(b) Nerd.
(c) Romantic partner.
(d) Hero.

10. In Chapter 22, what changed the physical landscape of the social population?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Technology.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Hedonism.

11. What appears to be behind Lila's offer to Jamie?
(a) Lila is afraid of Phaedrus and wants Jamie around for protection.
(b) Lila thinks Jamie will help Phaedrus with his book.
(c) Lila wants to betray Phaedrus.
(d) Lila wants to marry Jamie.

12. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?
(a) There is no deep intellectualism.
(b) Victorian morality was too deeply entrenched in spiritualism.
(c) The Victorians were highly corrupt.
(d) It no longer fits the needs of modern society.

13. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Jamie's house.
(b) The boat.
(c) Phaedrus's hotel room.
(d) Her apartment.

14. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?
(a) Celebrity.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Media.
(d) Reality.

15. Why does Phaedrus leave the bar in Chapter 16?
(a) He is angry that Lila is trying to bring her friends on his boat.
(b) He is not feeling well.
(c) Lila is becoming drunker and verbally abusive towards him.
(d) He has to make it to a meeting with his publisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Hollywood actor comes to see Phaedrus?

2. How does Jamie react to Lila's offer to bring him on board as a crew member?

3. According to Phaedrus's reckoning in Chapter 17, what will the city (which is his current location) eventually do to the people that live there?

4. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?

5. Why is subject-object science unable to deal with morals?

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