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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?
(a) The hotel room.
(b) Phaedrus's publisher's office.
(c) The bar.
(d) The streets.

2. What replaced social snobbery after World War I?
(a) Biological.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Sexual.

3. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Evil.
(c) Natural.
(d) Destructive.

4. What does Lila leave with the waiter when she is unable to pay her bill?
(a) The location and name of the boat.
(b) The hotel in which Phaedrus is staying.
(c) Phaedrus's name.
(d) Phaedrus's publisher's address and phone number.

5. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?
(a) His publisher's office.
(b) His boat.
(c) Another bar.
(d) His hotel room.

6. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?
(a) He vacations frequently in that city.
(b) His publisher lives in that city.
(c) His books are popular in that city.
(d) He supports that city politically.

7. Where does Phaedrus believe the idea that the intellect reigns supreme over societal needs will lead the human race?
(a) Moral corruption.
(b) Mediocrity.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Enlightenment.

8. What does Lila contemplate swearing off forever as she makes her way back to Phaedrus?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Men.
(d) Drugs.

9. What is Lila's state-of-mind at the end of Chapter 18 when she leaves the restaurant?
(a) Mischievous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Giddy.

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

11. What Hollywood actor comes to see Phaedrus?
(a) Clint Eastwood.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Robert Redford.
(d) Peter O'Toole.

12. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?
(a) Spiritual and physical.
(b) Mental and physical.
(c) Sexual and intellectual.
(d) Celebrity and ground-level.

13. To what does Phaedrus compare the Giant of his city analogy in Chapter 17?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Scientist.

14. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?
(a) The Victorians' secret corruption was forced into the open by war.
(b) The Victorians were unable to pass their mindset down fully to their children.
(c) The inability of the Victorians to let their society evolve resulted in a direct rebellion against the accepted behaviors.
(d) The Victorians refused to believe that they were capable of hedonism.

15. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?
(a) Their government would not protect them.
(b) Their armies were poorly equipped.
(c) They were the invading army.
(d) Their sons were being sent off to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lila plan to be her final destination after getting a drink at the restaurant in Chapter 18?

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

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. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?

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

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