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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most advanced exercise for children to learn ethics?
(a) Half of the children wait half-an-hour, while the other half go on eating.
(b) Half of the children wait for five minutes while the other half go on eating.
(c) Some children must skip one meal while others eat.
(d) Children must feed their peers without getting food for themselves.

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

3. What is the point of view in which Walden Two is written?
(a) First person narrative.
(b) Omniscient author.
(c) Third person objective.
(d) Second person.

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) Once there are enough members for each profession, others must choose different types of work.
(c) Administrators determine how many people are needed in each profession, and the potential applicants decide among themselves who will be selected.
(d) Members are trained for different professions and rotate through them in turn.

5. Why does the author expand the visiting group to include these members?
(a) To present responses to Walden Two that reflect diverse perspectives.
(b) To make the visit more interesting.
(c) To satisfy the requirements of Frazier.
(d) To make the visit more economical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the visitors is the first one to appear critical of Walden Two?

2. How does Burris respond to the women of Walden Two when he first sees them?

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

4. What evidence does Frazier cite to support his argument about the impact of leisure on Walden Two?

5. After observing the behavior of children left behind by those going on a picnic, how do Castle and Barbara respond to Frazier's explanations about emotional expression?

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