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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption does Walden Two make about how to build resistance in babies?
(a) They should only interact with their mothers.
(b) They should be introduced to frustration and illness slowly.
(c) They should only be fed on organic foods.
(d) They should be quarantined.

2. Which of the following features are included in the systems of work and leadership outlined by Frazier in his description of Walden Two?
(a) Use of experiments.
(b) Use of expertise, shared work, and experimentation.
(c) Shared work and experimentation.
(d) Scientific management and management of resources.

3. What is the impact on Burris when he participates in his chosen form of entertainment?
(a) He believes Fraizer's ideas are unrealistic.
(b) He is not convinced that Walden Two has the potential for a Golden Age.
(c) He agrees with Frazier's philosophy.
(d) He is overcome with the idea of a Golden Age.

4. Which member of the group raises questions about mother love for babies?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Mary.
(d) Castle.

5. As the group comes across couples with babies, what views are expressed concerning the best age for marriage and child-bearing?
(a) They all believe that delaying marriage and pregnancy is best for individuals and society.
(b) They all agree that there are disadvantages to adolescent motherhood.
(c) They all agree that early child-bearing frees women to join the work force.
(d) Frazier points out the advantages at Walden Two of early marriage and parenthood, but the visitors express different views.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of view in which Walden Two is written?

2. At lunch after the tour of the medical facilities, what aspects of modern society does Castle suggest are needed at Walden Two?

3. Why does Frazier discount the merits of majority vote in the democratic system?

4. After the dinner at which Burris and Frazier discuss failed communal societies, where do they hear from Frazier about the "Good Life"?

5. What is the role of the person who is responsible for Walden Two's relationship to government in the wider society?

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