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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. How do the child-rearing practices affect the women of Walden Two?
2. What does Burris learn from the housewife about how Walden Two finds out if members are happy?
3. As the debate continues, how do Castle and Frazier differ in their views of democracy?
4. In the discussion about Walden Two's future and the possible impact on farmers, what is Frazier's response to Castle's questions about his ideology?
5. After hearing about the decision of two visitors to join Walden Two, what observation does Castle make about the apparent happiness of the members of Walden Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?
2. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?
3. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?
4. When Burris tries to ask Frazier about communal societies that have failed in the past, how does Frazier respond?
5. According to Frazier's explanation on the roof, what is the "Good Life"?
6. When Castle and Frazier agree that force or threat of force can control behavior, what additions does Frazier make to the discussion?
7. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?
8. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?
9. What conflicting views about life at Walden Two surface for Rogers and Barbara after they have been exposed to some of the practices like education and family life?
10. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
An overriding fact about Walden Two is that its members are a self-selected group because they have all chosen to be there. How does this limit the idea of replicating the principles and practices of the community in the wider society?
Essay Topic 3
Even though Frazier's role as pioneer and leader of Walden Two is beyond question, he is presented throughout the story as an unappealing person. Write an argument in support of this view and suggest reasons why you think the author portrays him in this way.
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