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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 of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?

2. Where do Lila and Phaedrus dock at the end of Chapter 13?

3. Before going into anthropology, what was Phaedrus's field of study?

4. Upon what basis must morals be analyzed in order to glean the greatest precision?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Phaedrus's early analysis of Lila in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are Phaedrus's ideas on the American Indian as the basis of American culture?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea that "good" is actually a noun and how it is the root of the Metaphysics of Quality.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the culture of celebrity and explain, in detail, why this led Phaedrus to reject a possible film adaptation of his book.

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