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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 college is Verne Dusenberry an associate professor?
(a) Washington State.
(b) Montana State College.
(c) Texas Tech.
(d) New York University.

2. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He submits to his priests' punishment.
(b) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.
(d) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.

3. Why is Lila angry with Phaedrus in Chapter 7?
(a) There is no food on the boat.
(b) She is forced to watch him get drunk without her.
(c) He refuses to allow her to sail the boat.
(d) He ignores her.

4. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?
(a) A decay in the moral fiber of society.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Loss of one's identity.
(d) Living in a vacuum of morality.

5. According to the Metaphysics of Quality, what theory is used in conjunction with the idea of life generally having a purpose in regards to Phaedrus' ideas on static versus dynamic Quality?
(a) Afterlife.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phaedrus propose to accurately use values in his analysis of culture?

2. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?

3. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?

4. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?

5. About how many slips does Phaedrus have on the tray in his boat in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Phaedrus the only one to consider anthropology in terms of "values"?

2. What is evolutionary morality?

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

4. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Dusenberry's career.

10. What are the static patterns of value?

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