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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first discussion between Rogers, Burris, and Jamnik, why is Frazier's name introduced?
(a) Jamnik has read an article about Frazier's community.
(b) Frazier is a colleague of Rogers.
(c) Frazier is also in the army.
(d) Burris knows Frazier.

2. What activities does Frazier plan for the group after breakfast on the morning after their leisure activities?
(a) They will have a debate about Walden Two and then do their chores.
(b) They will visit factories and do their work there.
(c) They will work and then visit churches.
(d) They will visit the schools and earn labor credits.

3. As Frazier explains the operations of Walden Two to the visitors, what technique does the author use to support the ideas behind Walden Two's operations?
(a) He presents the community as one whose systems and practices are beyond question because they are already working.
(b) He does not tolerate any questions from the visitors.
(c) He does not have Frazier show the visitors anything that is not working well.
(d) He keeps the visitors away from the ordinary members of Walden Two.

4. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?
(a) They have no difficulty adjusting to physical work.
(b) They are unaccustomed to this work, so they do not do well.
(c) They get through a good deal of the work in two hours, but Barbara is inefficient and uncomfortable.
(d) Burris is inefficient and uncomfortable, but they get through the work.

5. As far as men and women are concerned, which of the following best sums up the way Frazier describes the allocation of work at Walden Two?
(a) Men do leadership and scientific work, while women do housework.
(b) There appears to be little difference in the allocation of work between men and women.
(c) Men participate actively in child-rearing.
(d) Women take care of their children and work in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are babies kept in the early stages of life at Walden Two?

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. Early in their tour of Walden Two, the visitors learn that children do not eat with adults in the main dining room until a certain age. What age is this?

4. What is the significance of the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?

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

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