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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. At what age did Lila have a child?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.
2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?
(a) Spiritual quality.
(b) Ethical quality.
(c) Intellectual quality.
(d) Social quality.
3. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?
(a) William James Sidis.
(b) James Holden.
(c) Verne Dusenberry.
(d) Franz Boas.
4. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
(a) Values are too mandated by the government.
(b) Values are deemed too hard to quantify.
(c) Values are considered to be amateurish in practice.
(d) Values are dependent upon factors beyond anthropology.
5. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Eleven thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Ten thousand.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
2. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
4. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
5. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads up to Lila's psychotic breakdown in Chapter 10?
2. In Chapter 15, what are Phaedrus's thoughts after making love to Lila?
3. What does Phaedrus mean when he discusses Rigel in relation to his "Victorian" virtue?
4. In Chapter 8, what are some of the faults Phaedrus details with science?
5. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?
6. What do Lila and Phaedrus talk about during dinner in Chapter 14 and what do the readers learn about them?
7. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the current century in Chapter 13?
8. What problems does Rigel have with Phaedrus's first book?
9. Describe Dusenberry's career.
10. Discuss the differences between static good and dynamic good.
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