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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) Richard Rigel.
(c) Vernon Dusenberry.
(d) Franz Boas.

2. Although "static good" is the opposite of "dynamic good," static must exist or else the dynamic would turn into ____.
(a) Static.
(b) Evil.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Apathy.

3. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?
(a) Chess strategy.
(b) Car engine.
(c) Instincts.
(d) Learned behavior.

4. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(b) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(c) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
(d) Values are too mandated by the government.

5. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how does Phaedrus define the purpose behind everything in life?

2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

3. What reason does Phaedrus cite as the reason nobody uses "value" as a quantifiable scientific concept?

4. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?

5. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Phaedrus disagree with Sidis's belief that abstinence was necessary for an intellectual?

2. What problems does Rigel have with Phaedrus's first book?

3. What is evolutionary morality?

4. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?

5. What are the static patterns of value?

6. What are the "slips" on Phaedrus's boat?

7. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the current century in Chapter 13?

8. In Chapter 8, what are some of the faults Phaedrus details with science?

9. What leads up to Lila's psychotic breakdown in Chapter 10?

10. Discuss the differences between static good and dynamic good.

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