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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.

2. The dynamic quality causes an organism to grow, though without the _____, it will not be able to survive or last.

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

4. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Lila end up on Phaedrus's boat?

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

4. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?

5. Describe Dusenberry's career.

6. What are the static patterns of value?

7. What is evolutionary morality?

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

9. Describe the life of the Zuni Indian discussed in Ruth Benedict's "Patterns of Culture."

10. What does Boas have to do with Phaedrus's new project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the many roles New York City plays in this book, in terms of setting, metaphors, and symbolism.

Essay Topic 2

Using Phaedrus's theories, discuss Lila's mental breakdown in-depth.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Metaphysics of Quality in detail.

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