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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?
(a) One was born with them.
(b) One could only be granted these by spiritual means.
(c) One lost them over time.
(d) One could only aspire to them.

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

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

4. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?
(a) He is hiring Phaedurs as a consultant on a new movie.
(b) He is considering hiring Phaedrus as a life coach.
(c) He wishes to get the film rights for Phaedrus's book.
(d) He wants Phaedrus's autograph.

5. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?
(a) Their bitterness.
(b) Their scarcity.
(c) Their isolation.
(d) Their heroism.

6. Why is subject-object science unable to deal with morals?
(a) They are a man-made construct.
(b) They are too easily faked.
(c) They are not scientifically possible.
(d) They are not factual.

7. 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?
(a) Laud them.
(b) Reward them.
(c) Devour them.
(d) Remove them.

8. For what reasons does Phaedrus initially grant the film rights to the actor in Chapter 19?
(a) Phaedrus is star struck.
(b) Phaedrus owes too much money to pass up the opportunity.
(c) Phaedrus is confident his work will be done justice.
(d) Phaedrus wants to spread his message through any medium posible.

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

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

11. To what does Phaedrus compare the underground manholes of his current location in Chapter 17?
(a) Heart.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Arteries.
(d) Kidney.

12. If Phaedrus allows his book to be made into a movie, what will be lost to the social pattern of values which will undoubtedly become the focus of the film?
(a) Static quality.
(b) Intellectual patterns.
(c) Anthropological connections.
(d) Dynamic quality.

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

14. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?
(a) Atom bomb.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Gatling gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lila pull from the water at the end of Chapter 23?

2. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?

3. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?

4. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?

5. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

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