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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the passageway where the visitors have their tea on their first day at Walden Two?
(a) Peter's Ladder.
(b) Moses' Ladder.
(c) The Upper Room.
(d) Jacob's Ladder.

2. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the management of meals contributes to avoidance of crowds at Walden Two?
(a) Meals are served throughout the day.
(b) Meals are taken to individual living quarters.
(c) Meals are served to be taken away.
(d) Meals are served at different locations.

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

4. How does Frazier respond to Castle's expression of horror at the practices with the children?
(a) He says the children are admired everywhere because of their behavior.
(b) He says he believes in the methods because they worked in his own childhood.
(c) He says the practices help the children control their behavior.
(d) He says these are controlled frustrations for good ends, unlike the ones children normally face.

5. As the discussions about the educational system come to an end, Castle asks about freedom. Which of the following best describes Frazier's reason for avoiding Castle's questions about freedom?
(a) He is confident that Walden Two's practices create more freedom than there is in traditional societies.
(b) He does not like Castle.
(c) He is aware that the practices of Walden Two create significant limits on freedom.
(d) He doesn't believe Castle knows what he is talking about.

6. As the group observes the child's birthday celebration, how does the author add a human touch to the portrayal of Frazier?
(a) The child is Frazier's daughter and he gives her a big hug.
(b) Frazier seems proud and happy for the girl, and Burris thinks he sees a tear on Frazier's cheek.
(c) Frazier makes a touching speech.
(d) Frazier expresses sadness because he has no children of his own.

7. Whose ideas for a perfect society are reflected in the structure and operations of Walden Two?
(a) Ideas of university professors.
(b) Ideas of the author, B.F. Skinner.
(c) Ideas of the communist leaders.
(d) Ideas of democratic leaders.

8. Why does Frazier point this out to the visitors?
(a) It illustrates the ability of the community to control specific behaviors that suit the community's needs.
(b) It demonstrates the productivity of the sheep.
(c) It demonstrates the benefits of early marriage.
(d) It demonstrates the ability to control young children.

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

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

11. 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) Twelve years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Ten years.

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

13. 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.

14. In the conversation concerning expression of emotions, what criticism does Frazier make of how the wider society socializes children?
(a) Children are socialized to become too emotional.
(b) Children are socialized to become competitive.
(c) Children are socialized to become aggressive.
(d) Children are socialized to fear adults.

15. How does Burris respond to the women of Walden Two when he first sees them?
(a) He thinks they look overworked and unhappy.
(b) He considers them plain.
(c) He considers them beautiful.
(d) He thinks they look dull and bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. During their first discussion, what does Burris decide to do after the men have spoken about Frazier?

3. Who else is invited to join the three men as they plan their visit to Walden Two?

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

5. Why have Rogers and Jamnik come to visit Burris at the beginning of the novel?

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