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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. What is the occupation of the housewife?
2. As the debate continues, how do Castle and Frazier differ in their views of democracy?
3. How does Frazier respond to the accusation from Burris?
4. What further clarification does Frazier give to the group about the new kind of behavioral control?
5. What does Burris find when he goes off by himself to investigate whether Walden Two members are happy?
Short Essay Questions
1. While on the roof, how does Frazier counter Castle's claim that life at Walden Two offers no challenge and lacks moral law?
2. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?
3. How does the conversation that Burris has with a housewife, on his way back to his room from his investigations, confirm his conclusions about Walden Two's members?
4. As he seeks verification of the happiness of Walden Two's members, what groups does Burris encounter and what does he conclude?
5. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?
6. After they have heard about education and child-rearing, what views about family life does Frazier share with the visitors?
7. In discussing failed communal societies, what comparisons does Frazier make between them and Walden Two?
8. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?
9. Why are Steve and Mary attracted to joining Walden Two?
10. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed critique of Walden Two's system of labor credits and its method of determining who goes into different careers.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Walden Two's approaches to marriage, child-bearing, child-rearing, and relationships between the sexes.
Essay Topic 3
Walden Two's ideas about education are directly related to Skinner's dissatisfaction with the educational practices of his day. How do the principles and practices in Walden Two's educational system address real weaknesses in modern education?
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