View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Burris selects what he wants to do from the bulletin board, what do Mary and Steve decide to do instead?
(a) They go to the theater.
(b) They go to a movie.
(c) They go to a dance.
(d) They go to a bowling alley.

2. 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 must work eight hours each day.
(d) Members are paid for work and must contribute a percentage of their earnings to the community.

3. What is the name of the passageway where the visitors have their tea on their first day at Walden Two?
(a) Moses' Ladder.
(b) The Upper Room.
(c) Jacob's Ladder.
(d) Peter's Ladder.

4. As the visitors get ready for their work assignment together, and Burris and Mary share breakfast, what develops between these two characters?
(a) Mary is attracted to Burris, but she is too simple for him.
(b) They do not speak much to each other.
(c) They dislike each other.
(d) Burris seems too intellectual for Mary, but he seems attracted to her.

5. According to Frazier's explanation, what is one of the most important expected outcomes of Walden Two's approach to organizing work?
(a) Walden Two will prosper economically.
(b) Members will become more productive.
(c) Walden Two will be productive and self-sufficient.
(d) This will usher in a "Golden Age" of creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What assumption does Walden Two make about how to build resistance in babies?

3. What is the philosophy of the women as described by Mrs. Meyerson after Burris makes his comment?

4. As the first discussion between Burris, Rogers, and Jamnik evolves, what does the reader learn about the attitude of the two younger men regarding their lives?

5. In the first discussion between Rogers, Burris, and Jamnik, why is Frazier's name introduced?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 502 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample