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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following features are included in the systems of work and leadership outlined by Frazier in his description of Walden Two?
(a) Shared work and experimentation.
(b) Use of expertise, shared work, and experimentation.
(c) Scientific management and management of resources.
(d) Use of experiments.

2. 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 prevent the chilrden from going outside.
(d) They are communal buildings made of rammed earth with covered passages, and they protect them from extreme weather.

3. After the visitors complete their first session of window-cleaning, how does Frazier clarify the view that Walden Two is about "getting back to a simpler time"?
(a) The objective is to increase physical work and improve health.
(b) The objective is to reduce work and improve relationships.
(c) The objective is to increase physical and spiritual activity.
(d) He explains that the objective is to reduce hard labor, use technology, and create leisure.

4. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?
(a) They get through a good deal of the work in two hours, but Barbara is inefficient and uncomfortable.
(b) They are unaccustomed to this work, so they do not do well.
(c) They have no difficulty adjusting to physical work.
(d) Burris is inefficient and uncomfortable, but they get through the work.

5. In the first discussion between Rogers, Burris, and Jamnik, why is Frazier's name introduced?
(a) Jamnik has read an article about Frazier's community.
(b) Burris knows Frazier.
(c) Frazier is also in the army.
(d) Frazier is a colleague of Rogers.

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

7. At the beginning of the novel, where have Rogers and Jamnik been before their visit to Burris?
(a) Visiting foreign countries.
(b) Studying politics at a university.
(c) In the army fighting World War II.
(d) Visiting Walden Two.

8. How are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?
(a) Frazier selects the high-level leaders and they choose managers.
(b) The Community Action Board chooses new leaders and managers.
(c) The members of the highest leadership group choose their successors, and managers work up to their positions.
(d) Frazier appoints a selection board each year.

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

10. During their first discussion, what does Burris decide to do after the men have spoken about Frazier?
(a) To write to Frazier.
(b) To call Frazier.
(c) To give Rogers a note of introduction to Frazier.
(d) To visit Frazier.

11. 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 make the visit more economical.
(d) To satisfy the requirements of Frazier.

12. What evidence does Frazier cite to support his argument about the impact of leisure on Walden Two?
(a) A lively group of young artists.
(b) A strong spiritual culture.
(c) A burgeoning music community with composers and performers.
(d) A successful school of performing arts.

13. After Burris selects what he wants to do from the bulletin board, what do Mary and Steve decide to do instead?
(a) They go to a bowling alley.
(b) They go to the theater.
(c) They go to a dance.
(d) They go to a movie.

14. As the group observes some children leaving for a picnic, what answer does Castle receive when he asks about jealousy among those left behind?
(a) Frazier explains that the children do not exhibit jealousy.
(b) Frazier says Castle is imposing adult feelings on the chidlren.
(c) Frazier says the children understand that their turn will come.
(d) Frazier says children would be punished if they displayed jealousy.

15. Who is in charge of the nursery visited by the group?
(a) Mrs. Frazier.
(b) Mrs. Rogers.
(c) Mrs. Nash.
(d) Mrs. Meyerson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Walden Two meet its production needs when members work a relatively short work day?

2. Which of the following terms best describes the approach to education of older children at Walden Two?

3. 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?

4. What assumption does Walden Two make about how to build resistance in babies?

5. What is the philosophy of the women as described by Mrs. Meyerson after Burris makes his comment?

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