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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Quality exists in the object,
(a) Phaedrus should be able to define it.
(b) people should be able to see and feel it.
(c) scientific instruments should be able to detect and measure it.
(d) it is just a fancy name for a bunch of nonsense.

2. The Narrator first helps Chris' tiredness by
(a) putting all the heavy stuff in one backpack.
(b) teaching Chris to use an aspen pole.
(c) ferrying the backpacks up the mountainside.
(d) having Chris eat lunch and take a nap.

3. Which of the following is NOT a description of a world without Quality?
(a) 1984 by George Orwell
(b) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
(c) Communist Russia
(d) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

4. The shadowy figure keeping the Narrator from opening the door in his dreams is
(a) Phaedrus.
(b) Chris.
(c) Chris' mother.
(d) the Narrator.

5. When Phaedrus reads "Phaedrus" he is impressed by
(a) the emotions expressed.
(b) the double meanings of the words.
(c) the poetic imagery.
(d) the condemning spirit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Narrator has tried to reassemble the fragments of Phaedrus' thinking by

3. Phaedrus used the number zero as a means of showing

4. The Narrator tells a story about camping in the mountains and being surprised by a

5. The hyped-up, supermodern style of life is another

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