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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in their tour of Walden Two, the visitors learn that children do not eat with adults in the main dining room until a certain age. What age is this?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Twelve years.

2. As the visitors go to their first dinner, where do they observe many of Walden Two's members gathering?
(a) Frazier's Ladder.
(b) Walden Corridor.
(c) The Walk.
(d) The Walden Walkway.

3. How does Frazier seek to integrate the visitors with the work system at Walden Two?
(a) Each visitor is required to contribute two hours work per day.
(b) The visitors must work the same number of hours as the members.
(c) The visitors are assigned to observe specific work groups and report on their observations.
(d) The visitors must work in at least two areas before they leave.

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

5. What part does soup play in one of the lessons that the children must learn in order to internalize ethics?
(a) Children watch their peers drinking soup and go without.
(b) Children stand before the soup for half an hour before drinking it.
(c) Children must stand before the soup for five minutes before drinking it.
(d) Children have to watch adults drink soup and go without.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their way to their first activity on the morning after they participate in entertainment, what do the visitors observe?

2. Which of the following features are included in the systems of work and leadership outlined by Frazier in his description of Walden Two?

3. After they visit the school, Frazier discusses the advantages of the education system with the visitors. To what three features does Frazier attribute the system's efficiency?

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

5. How does the rearing of Walden Two children up to three-years-old compare with that of babies?

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