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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 does not tolerate any questions from the visitors.
(b) He does not have Frazier show the visitors anything that is not working well.
(c) He presents the community as one whose systems and practices are beyond question because they are already working.
(d) He keeps the visitors away from the ordinary members of Walden Two.

2. 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) Women take care of their children and work in the kitchen.
(c) There appears to be little difference in the allocation of work between men and women.
(d) Men participate actively in child-rearing.

3. How does Walden Two meet its production needs when members work a relatively short work day?
(a) The size of the community permits this.
(b) The labor force includes adolescents and women.
(c) Workers from the nearby farms give assistance.
(d) The lifestyle does not require more.

4. Apart from artwork in the gallery, what other type of artistic activity is referred to in the first part of the visitors' tour of Walden Two?
(a) Musical performances.
(b) Literature.
(c) Dances.
(d) Drama.

5. How does the kitchen staff manage the washing and clearing of dishes after dinner?
(a) Members work in several shifts of two people each and much of the washing is automated.
(b) Several members work simultaneously until it is finished.
(c) The process is automated.
(d) Adolsecents use automatic dishwashers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the cooks at Walden Two ensure that food is not wasted?

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

3. Whose ideas for a perfect society are reflected in the structure and operations of Walden Two?

4. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the management of meals contributes to avoidance of crowds at Walden Two?

5. Who is the narrator of Walden Two?

(see the answer key)

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