Walden Two Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

B. F. Skinner
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Walden Two Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

B. F. Skinner
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the visitors go to their first dinner, where do they observe many of Walden Two's members gathering?

2. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?

3. What do the visitors learn about Walden Two's method of keeping babies healthy?

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

5. Which of the following features are included in the systems of work and leadership outlined by Frazier in his description of Walden Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the conversation about jealousy give Frazier the opportunity to do, and how do Barbara and Castle respond?

2. When the visitors observe some children going off on a picnic and raise questions about jealousy, what explanations do they receive?

3. What kind of celebration does the group observe after tea on the first day of the visit?

4. Are there any disadvantages to eliminating harmful emotions?

5. Why have Steve and Rogers come to visit Burris?

6. What are some of the feelings about his work that Burris has while being visited by the two men?

7. Why is Frazier responsive to requests for visits from the "failed" outside world to his new society?

8. After a tour of the dairy, what two traditions of Walden Two do the visitors observe?

9. According to Frazier, what are the benefits of the system for organizing work?

10. What advertising practices does Walden Two observe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Castle and Frazier, and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The novel takes place almost exclusively in one setting - the confines of Walden Two. What are the limitations caused by this single setting, and what techniques does the writer use to overcome such limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of Frazier, presenting reasons for your portrayal and commenting on this character's impact on the events in the play.

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