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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Frazier, how does Walden Two's second generation of members differ from its first?
(a) The first was interested in a simpler way of life, the second to pursue this with more adherence to the Code.
(b) The second generation agreed to the Code, but the first used trial and error.
(c) The second generation is raised in Walden Two's culture, but the first generation agreed to the Code.
(d) The first was guided by Frazier's vision, the second by a shared Code.

3. At lunch after the tour of the medical facilities, what aspects of modern society does Castle suggest are needed at Walden Two?
(a) Governent and religion.
(b) Government and politics.
(c) Elections and shared leadership.
(d) Religion and politics.

4. What is the attitude of Walden Two towards the importance of mother love in the lives of babies?
(a) It is not a necessity.
(b) They get it by being isolated from everyone except their mothers.
(c) They get it from daily visits with their mothers.
(d) They get it from the entire community.

5. How does the kitchen staff manage the washing and clearing of dishes after dinner?
(a) Several members work simultaneously until it is finished.
(b) The process is automated.
(c) Adolsecents use automatic dishwashers.
(d) Members work in several shifts of two people each and much of the washing is automated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Meyerson leave the group during their first visit?

2. After the dinner at which Burris and Frazier discuss failed communal societies, where do they hear from Frazier about the "Good Life"?

3. How are the older children divided into grades at school?

4. According to Frazier's description of the school system, what is the priority in teaching at 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?

(see the answer key)

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