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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. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?
(a) A rave.
(b) A political meeting.
(c) A bar.
(d) A friend's house.
2. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(b) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.
(c) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(d) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
3. At what college is Verne Dusenberry an associate professor?
(a) Washington State.
(b) Montana State College.
(c) New York University.
(d) Texas Tech.
4. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?
(a) A vision quest.
(b) Quienceanera.
(c) Tea ceremony.
(d) Betrothal feast.
5. 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) Verne Dusenberry.
(b) James Holden.
(c) William James Sidis.
(d) Franz Boas.
Short Answer Questions
1. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
2. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
3. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?
4. What do Lila and Phaedrus do in Chapter 15?
5. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the current century in Chapter 13?
2. What are Phaedrus's ideas on the American Indian as the basis of American culture?
3. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?
4. What do Lila and Phaedrus talk about during dinner in Chapter 14 and what do the readers learn about them?
5. Why is Phaedrus the only one to consider anthropology in terms of "values"?
6. What is evolutionary morality?
7. What leads up to Lila's psychotic breakdown in Chapter 10?
8. What are the "slips" on Phaedrus's boat?
9. What are the static patterns of value?
10. In Chapter 15, what are Phaedrus's thoughts after making love to Lila?
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