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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. If Phaedrus allows his book to be made into a movie, what will be lost to the social pattern of values which will undoubtedly become the focus of the film?
(a) Anthropological connections.
(b) Intellectual patterns.
(c) Dynamic quality.
(d) Static quality.

2. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?
(a) Media.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Reality.

3. Chapter 16 is told from the point of view of Jamie and ______.
(a) Lila.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Rigel.
(d) Fatso.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Evil.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Natural.

5. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) New York City.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Phaedrus's reckoning in Chapter 17, what will the city (which is his current location) eventually do to the people that live there?

2. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?

3. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?

4. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?

5. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did intellect begin to replace societal concerns after World War I?

2. What are the two different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus?

3. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

4. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the static and dynamic patterns of New York City?

5. How did the Victorian mindset leave society unprepared to deal with the realities of World War I?

6. Why does Lila decide she needs to leave Phaedrus?

7. How does Phaedrus connect the Zen concept of hell to celebrity?

8. What does Lila offer to Jamie and how do both he and Phaedrus react?

9. How is Lila driven by her delusions in Chapter 23?

10. Why does Lila leave the name of the boat with the waiter and what does this imply about her plans?

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