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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. Why does Lila decide she needs to stay with Phaedrus in Chapter 14?
(a) She doubts his ability to take care of himself.
(b) She is falling in love with him.
(c) She is afraid that he might be suicidal.
(d) She realizes it will be mutually beneficial.

2. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?
(a) Law of Gravity.
(b) Law of Attraction.
(c) Law of Life.
(d) Law of Logic.

3. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?
(a) It allows for everyone to bring in their own ideas.
(b) It is less decisive.
(c) It is more understandable to the average person.
(d) It is more inclusive.

4. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?
(a) He will present his work under an assumed name to remove any pre-existing prejudices against his project.
(b) He will apply values to actual experience.
(c) He will simply call his work "data" instead of "values."
(d) He will present the values as being worthy of scientific consideration.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(b) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(c) Quality and morality are the same.
(d) Morality is the only important concept in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rigel's profession?

2. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?

3. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?

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

5. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Phaedrus mean when he discusses Rigel in relation to his "Victorian" virtue?

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

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

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

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

6. What are the static patterns of value?

7. Describe Dusenberry's career.

8. What is evolutionary morality?

9. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?

10. What do Lila and Phaedrus talk about during dinner in Chapter 14 and what do the readers learn about them?

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