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

3. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.

4. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?

5. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Phaedrus deduce about Lila from his meeting with her friends?

2. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Metaphysics of Quality in detail.

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