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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phaedrus served in the
(a) Falkland Skirmish.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Cuban Crisis.
(d) Korean Conflict.

2. Signs that Phaedrus' life is unraveling include all EXCEPT
(a) he forgets about food and exercise.
(b) he is more affected by his children's needs..
(c) he gets less and less sleep.
(d) he loses touch with his students.

3. The Narrator has tried to reassemble the fragments of Phaedrus' thinking by
(a) asking lots of questions of his wife and friends.
(b) jotting down everything he knows or is told.
(c) sorting through many boxes of papers.
(d) going every place Phaedrus went.

4. The concept that "a thing exists if a world without it can't function normally" is which branch of philosophy?
(a) epistemology
(b) surrealism
(c) realism
(d) esthetics

5. Chris relates that whichever child saw their father first
(a) would receive a quarter.
(b) would receive a nickel.
(c) would get an ice cream cone.
(d) would get to ride in the front seat next time.

Short Answer Questions

1. A topsy-turvy feeling of inadequacy results when

2. The main point of the lecture was that

3. Poincaré's "subliminal self" corresponds to Phaedrus'

4. Which of the following is the best description of Phaedrus?

5. If a person's motorcycle backfires sometimes, what type of gumption trap would that be?

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