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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. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) Berlin.
(b) New York City.
(c) London.
(d) Tokyo.
2. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?
(a) Nuclear weapons.
(b) Gatling gun.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Atom bomb.
3. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) Korean War.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.
4. To what does Lila physically compare herself in Chapter 23?
(a) A grandmother.
(b) A troll.
(c) An addict.
(d) A Halloween witch.
5. According to Phaedrus, the Zen definition of ____ is to see life everywhere but to be unable to participate.
(a) Hell.
(b) Life.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Unenlightenment.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the hallucination of Lila's dog lead her at the end of Chapter 23?
2. Which of the following relationships did not appear to be the most pertinent to Lila from her childhood?
3. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?
4. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?
5. What replaced social snobbery after World War I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lila offer to Jamie and how do both he and Phaedrus react?
2. How is Lila driven by her delusions in Chapter 23?
3. How does Phaedrus's musings on the Victorians bring him back to his initial ideas on the American Indians?
4. What sort of thoughts occur to Lila as she wanders the streets in Chapter 23 before she loses touch with reality?
5. Why does Lila leave the name of the boat with the waiter and what does this imply about her plans?
6. Why does Lila stop at the restaurant in Chapter 18?
7. What are the two different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus?
8. What is Lila's motivation in asking Jamie to join her and Phaedrus?
9. How does Phaedrus connect the Zen concept of hell to celebrity?
10. Why does Lila decide she needs to leave Phaedrus?
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