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

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

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

4. What is the significance of the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?
(a) It is a biblical reference that suggests perfection.
(b) It is a biblical reference that suggests a way to heaven.
(c) It is a biblical reference that suggests salvation.
(d) It is a biblical reference that suggests the liberation of the Israelites.

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) Adolsecents use automatic dishwashers.
(c) The process is automated.
(d) Several members work simultaneously until it is finished.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?

2. 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?

3. Who is the first member of Walden Two that Frazier allows the group to meet?

4. What do the visitors learn about Walden Two's method of keeping babies healthy?

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

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