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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. At what age did Lila have a child?

2. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?

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

4. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?

5. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Phaedrus disagree with Sidis's belief that abstinence was necessary for an intellectual?

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

3. What are the "slips" on Phaedrus's boat?

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

5. What problems does Rigel have with Phaedrus's first book?

6. What is evolutionary morality?

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

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

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

10. What are the static patterns of value?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the static patterns of evolution in order to explain how Lila ends up in Rigel's care at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the implications of Phaedrus being a thinly-veiled Pirgis, as well as the book's status as being fictional.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Phaedrus's method of working on his project in regards to how he functions within his own theories.

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