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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his heavy work stacking wood, when Burris talks with Frazier at dinner about communal societies that have failed, what is Frazier's first response?
(a) He asserts that they lacked vision.
(b) He asserts that they lacked leadership.
(c) He refuses to compare them with Walden Two because he has little knowledge of them.
(d) He asserts that Walden Two is definitely superior.

2. What is the profession of Burris?
(a) Professor of Philosophy.
(b) Professor of Psychology.
(c) Professor of Politics.
(d) Professor of Sociology.

3. What do the visitors who want to join Walden Two have to pass?
(a) Intelligence and aptitude tests.
(b) A physical.
(c) Physicals and intelligence tests.
(d) Career tests and physicals.

4. 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"?
(a) The objective is to increase physical and spiritual activity.
(b) He explains that the objective is to reduce hard labor, use technology, and create leisure.
(c) The objective is to increase physical work and improve health.
(d) The objective is to reduce work and improve relationships.

5. After dinner, as the visitors settle in the lounge, what does Frazier explain about how members of Walden Two contribute to the community?
(a) Each family is assigned to different chores and these are rotated.
(b) Through a system of labor credits, members must give fours hours of work each day .
(c) Members are paid for work and must contribute a percentage of their earnings to the community.
(d) Members must work eight hours each day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?

2. Why are all members of Walden Two required to do physical labor?

3. What further clarification does Frazier give to the group about the new kind of behavioral control?

4. Who else is invited to join the three men as they plan their visit to Walden Two?

5. Which of the following terms best describes some of the weaknesses that Frazier attributes to the traditional educational system?

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