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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. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?

2. Where does Phaedrus believe the idea that the intellect reigns supreme over societal needs will lead the human race?

3. For what reasons does Phaedrus initially grant the film rights to the actor in Chapter 19?

4. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?

5. What replaced social snobbery after World War I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

4. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

5. What role does Robert Redford play in this book?

6. What sort of thoughts occur to Lila as she wanders the streets in Chapter 23 before she loses touch with reality?

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

8. How does Phaedrus's musings on the Victorians bring him back to his initial ideas on the American Indians?

9. What is Lila's motivation in asking Jamie to join her and Phaedrus?

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

Define Quality.

Essay Topic 2

Compose an essay about the significance of the doll.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the idea of a flawed "first division" and how Phaedrus's theories are to correct it.

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