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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new kind of control does Frazier add to the Sunday evening debate about behavior control?
(a) Positive conditioning.
(b) Negative reinforcement.
(c) Positive reinforcement.
(d) Negative conditioning.

2. How is failure treated at Walden Two?
(a) Persons who fail are channelled into different types of work.
(b) Persons who fail have to go back to school.
(c) Persons who fail are moved to different jobs and if this continues, they see a psychologist.
(d) Persons who fail are asked to leave the community.

3. What is the major difference between the arguments advanced by Castle and those advanced by Frazier?
(a) Castle's arguments are weak while Frazier's arguments are strong.
(b) Castle's arguments are abstract while Frazier's are concrete and practical.
(c) Castle's arguments are forceful while Frazier's arguments are weak.
(d) Castle's arguments are pragmatic while Frazier's are idealistic.

4. What do the visitors who want to join Walden Two have to pass?
(a) Career tests and physicals.
(b) Physicals and intelligence tests.
(c) A physical.
(d) Intelligence and aptitude tests.

5. Why is Rogers particularly impressed with Walden Two?
(a) During his experience at war, he realized the problematic nature of his elite life in the States.
(b) The community is a contrast to the things that upset him at home.
(c) He is excited about a free society.
(d) He is looking for a simpler life.

6. After the observation of the new arrivals, when Burris questions Frazier about the example of an aggressive adolescent, how does Frazier suggest that this would be handled at Walden Two?
(a) The other adolescents would report instances of aggression and suggest punishment.
(b) The other adolescents would retaliate.
(c) The aggressive adolescent would be separated from others until he behaves appropriately.
(d) The culture of the other adolscents would cause him to conform.

7. According to Frazier's explanation of behavior theory, what two contradictory forces occur simultaneously when it is applied?
(a) Freedom and tyranny.
(b) Freedom and control.
(c) Free will and obedience.
(d) Freedom and dictatorship.

8. Later in the evening after Burris' investigation, who do Burris, Frazier, and Castle observe?
(a) The Managers of Walden Six.
(b) The Assistant Planners of Walden Six.
(c) The Ombusdsmen of Walden Six.
(d) A new group arriving to start Walden Six.

9. What is ironic about Frazier's stated opposition to political action?
(a) He is involved in political action himself.
(b) He has forgotten how he came to be the leader of Walden Two.
(c) He uses the same methods that are used in the wider political system.
(d) Although he says nothing can be achieved through it, his description of Walden Two's political activity shows otherwise.

10. When the group's Sunday afternoon walk is canceled due to rain, and Burris finds himself alone with Frazier and Castle, of what does Burris accuse Frazier?
(a) Of being a figurehead.
(b) Of being a tyrant.
(c) Of being a manipulator and despot.
(d) Of being a Communist.

11. What literary device is evident in the underlying contradiction between Frazier's comments on power and his own involvement in leading Walden Two?
(a) Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

12. During the Sunday evening debate about behavior control, how does Castle try to demonstrate his own freedom?
(a) He suggests that he could decide whether or not to light a fire.
(b) He suggests that he could decide whether or not to light a match.
(c) He suggests that with freedom, he could decide to drop or hold a book of matches.
(d) He suggests that he could decide whether or not to say another word.

13. As Burris investigates the happiness of Walden Two members, what game does he see some playing?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Football.
(d) Chess.

14. Identify the critical features that constitute "the good life", as outline by Frazier.
(a) Freedom, personal success, and family success.
(b) Health, minimal unpleasant work, the opportunity to utilize talents, having satisfying personal relationships, and relaxation.
(c) Satisfying relationships, good health, and economic success.
(d) Fame, fortune, and health.

15. As the visitors tour the mental and dental facilities, what is evidently the major emphasis in the approach to care?
(a) Family care.
(b) Emergency care.
(c) Cheap care.
(d) Preventative care.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the debate continues, how do Castle and Frazier differ in their views of democracy?

2. Who are the first visitors to decide on joining Walden Two?

3. Why does Frazier believe that Walden Two planners are unlikely to become dictators?

4. How does Frazier suggest that the growth of Walden Two will affect farmers in the future?

5. How does Frazier respond to Castle's proposal to demonstrate his freedom?

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