Walden Two Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

B. F. Skinner
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Walden Two Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

B. F. Skinner
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the name of Walden Two contain the word Two?
(a) There are two communities and Frazier is in charge of the second.
(b) It is located near Walden.
(c) There is a book called Walden that describes an experimental community.
(d) The first attempt at creating the community was a failure.

2. What is the role of scientists at Walden Two?
(a) They develop new systems and products, but must also do physical labor.
(b) They are assigned to research and experiments, but have to do some physical work.
(c) They do their professional jobs and manual work, but they only investigate "pure science" in their spare time.
(d) They maintain contact with universities and inventors, but must also do physical labor.

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

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

5. According to Mrs. Meyerson, what is the reason behind the women's attitude to dress?
(a) They do not want to be seen as objects.
(b) They want to distract the men from sexual thoughts.
(c) They are very modest.
(d) They want to reduce expense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frazier invite the men to visit Walden Two?

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

3. How are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?

4. How does Frazier seek to integrate the visitors with the work system at Walden Two?

5. How does Burris respond to the women of Walden Two when he first sees them?

(see the answer key)

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