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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. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?

2. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?

3. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?

4. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?

5. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Phaedrus's analogy of New York City to a giant.

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

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

4. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

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

6. What does Lila discover when she goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant?

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

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

9. What ideas does Phaedrus develop about Victorian beliefs in Chapter 21?

10. Why does Lila stop at the restaurant in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Metaphysics of Quality in detail.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence of Victorian values versus the influence of the American Indians in society.

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