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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are all members of Walden Two required to do physical labor?
(a) To maintain good relations with workers.
(b) To prevent obesity and health problems.
(c) To contribute to health and well-being while keeping in touch with workers.
(d) To keep them fit.

2. What approach to psychology is reflected in this first activity that is observed by the visitors?
(a) Behaviorism.
(b) Management Psychology.
(c) Abnormal Psychology.
(d) Personality Psychology.

3. Based on Frazier's description of the system, which of the following statements best describes a weakness in the way leaders are chosen at Walden Two?
(a) It places too much power in the hands of a few persons.
(b) It has no mechanism for participation of workers.
(c) It places too much power in the hands of one person.
(d) It assumes that the motives and skills of the decision-makers are at the apppropriate level.

4. What do babies sleep on in Walden Two?
(a) Cotton sheets.
(b) Easily cleaned stretched plastic that provides comfort and eliminates cleaning.
(c) Foam covered wood.
(d) Wooden slats with sponges.

5. 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 increase physical and spiritual activity.
(c) He explains that the objective is to reduce hard labor, use technology, and create leisure.
(d) The objective is to reduce work and improve relationships.

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

7. After dinner, as the visitors settle in the lounge, what does Frazier explain about how members of Walden Two contribute to the community?
(a) Members are paid for work and must contribute a percentage of their earnings to the community.
(b) Members must work eight hours each day.
(c) Each family is assigned to different chores and these are rotated.
(d) Through a system of labor credits, members must give fours hours of work each day .

8. According to Frazier's explanation, what is one of the most important expected outcomes of Walden Two's approach to organizing work?
(a) Members will become more productive.
(b) Walden Two will prosper economically.
(c) Walden Two will be productive and self-sufficient.
(d) This will usher in a "Golden Age" of creativity.

9. Who is the first member of Walden Two that Frazier allows the group to meet?
(a) Mr. Mullings.
(b) Mr. Bryson.
(c) Mrs. Frazier.
(d) Mrs. Meyerson.

10. What event does Burris find listed on a bulletin board?
(a) An auction.
(b) A dance.
(c) A performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor.
(d) A talent show.

11. What is the philosophy of the women as described by Mrs. Meyerson after Burris makes his comment?
(a) They place no emphasis on looking good.
(b) They dress to disguise their attractiveness.
(c) They dress to flatter themselves but do not follow fashion.
(d) They are avid followers of modern fashion.

12. 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 makes a touching speech.
(c) Frazier seems proud and happy for the girl, and Burris thinks he sees a tear on Frazier's cheek.
(d) Frazier expresses sadness because he has no children of his own.

13. 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) Members work in several shifts of two people each and much of the washing is automated.
(d) Adolsecents use automatic dishwashers.

14. What is the profession of Burris?
(a) Professor of Sociology.
(b) Professor of Psychology.
(c) Professor of Philosophy.
(d) Professor of Politics.

15. Which of the following terms best describes some of the weaknesses that Frazier attributes to the traditional educational system?
(a) Bureaucratic and boring.
(b) Overly bureaucratic and often pointless.
(c) Bureaucratic and inefficient.
(d) Bureaucratic and ineffective.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?

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

3. How does the rearing of Walden Two children up to three-years-old compare with that of babies?

4. What is the impact on Burris when he participates in his chosen form of entertainment?

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

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