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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What factors determine the most common form of entertainment at Walden Two?
(a) The members of the community vote on what they want to do.
(b) Cost, transportation, and the amount of trouble involved.
(c) Talent and time.
(d) Cost and time to organize it.

3. Who else is invited to join the three men as they plan their visit to Walden Two?
(a) Castle and Mackling.
(b) Barbara Macklin, Mary Grove, and Augustine Castle.
(c) Barbara and Mackie.
(d) Augusta and Barbara.

4. 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 be quarantined.
(d) They should only be fed on organic foods.

5. At their first dinner, Frazier explains that Walden Two never has crowds. What is the explanation for this?
(a) People are free to wander and not many people want to do the same thing at the same time, so they are at different places.
(b) The entire community is very small.
(c) Work is allocated in shifts to keep people busy.
(d) There is nowhere for a crowd to gather.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Frazier discusses leisure and boredom, what does he claim about the environment at Walden Two?

3. As the visitors take their first walk around Walden Two, what does Frazier explain to the visitors about the buildings?

4. According to Frazier's explanation, how is the system managed to prevent members from favoring professional work over manual labor?

5. What aspect of Walden Two's philosophy is reflected in the gallery of pictures which Burris stops to admire on the way to their first tea?

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