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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Faced with Castle's challenge about the absence of moral law at Walden Two, what does Frazier display?
(a) He displays pragmatism and a belief that all behavior can be dealt with by experimentation and social engineering.
(b) He displays the willingness to give the matter some thought.
(c) He displays an intolerance for opposition.
(d) He displays faith in Walden Two's abiity to manage without it.

2. According to Frazier's explanation, how is the system managed to prevent members from favoring professional work over manual labor?
(a) Once there are enough members for each profession, others must choose different types of work.
(b) Frazier instructs members regarding how many professionals are needed.
(c) Members are trained for different professions and rotate through them in turn.
(d) Administrators determine how many people are needed in each profession, and the potential applicants decide among themselves who will be selected.

3. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the cooks at Walden Two ensure that food is not wasted?
(a) Leftovers are eaten on the folowing day.
(b) Members who leave too much food on their plates are fined for waste.
(c) They cook meals from all around the world and make every effort to see that everything is eaten.
(d) They do not cook until a specific number of persons indicate what they want to eat.

4. Which of the visitors is the first one to appear critical of Walden Two?
(a) Macklin.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Castle.
(d) Burris.

5. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the management of meals contributes to avoidance of crowds at Walden Two?
(a) Meals are served at different locations.
(b) Meals are served throughout the day.
(c) Meals are served to be taken away.
(d) Meals are taken to individual living quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the first discussion between Burris, Rogers, and Jamnik evolves, what does the reader learn about the attitude of the two younger men regarding their lives?

2. After the visitors complete their first session of window-cleaning, how does Frazier clarify the view that Walden Two is about "getting back to a simpler time"?

3. Later in the discussion about failed communal societies, how does Frazier explain their failure?

4. According to Frazier's explanation, what is one of the most important expected outcomes of Walden Two's approach to organizing work?

5. As the group comes across couples with babies, what views are expressed concerning the best age for marriage and child-bearing?

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