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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?
(a) They make hungry children watch adults eat their meals.
(b) They give children coloring books and crayons, which they are forbidden to use.
(c) They provide toys, which the children cannot touch.
(d) They give children sugar-covered lollipops with instructions not to lick them.

3. As the visitors take their first walk around Walden Two, what does Frazier explain to the visitors about the buildings?
(a) They protect them from bad weather because they are insulated.
(b) They are cheaper to maintain.
(c) They are communal buildings made of rammed earth with covered passages, and they protect them from extreme weather.
(d) They prevent the chilrden from going outside.

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

5. How do Walden Two's communication practices differ from the outside world?
(a) Events are announced at meal times.
(b) Young people take around flyers about upcoming events.
(c) A Town Crier communicates necessary information.
(d) Performance and events are listed on bulletin boards instead of splashy advertisements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the figure of speech contained in the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?

2. According to Frazier's explanation, what is one of the most important expected outcomes of Walden Two's approach to organizing work?

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

4. After their tour of the dairy, when Mrs. Meyerson joins the group, what tradition involving young couples do the visitors observe?

5. What factors determine the most common form of entertainment at Walden Two?

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