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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Phaedrus give to the concept that science exists merely to prove the truth?
(a) Victorian science.
(b) Armchair psychology.
(c) Common hypothesis.
(d) Backseat theorizing.

2. What established law does Phaedrus cite as being an example of an evolving static pattern?
(a) Law of Logic.
(b) Law of Attraction.
(c) Law of Life.
(d) Law of Gravity.

3. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?
(a) The Victorians refused to believe that they were capable of hedonism.
(b) The Victorians' secret corruption was forced into the open by war.
(c) The inability of the Victorians to let their society evolve resulted in a direct rebellion against the accepted behaviors.
(d) The Victorians were unable to pass their mindset down fully to their children.

4. What do Lila and Phaedrus do in Chapter 15?
(a) Fight.
(b) Fish.
(c) Make love.
(d) Cook dinner.

5. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?
(a) Car engine.
(b) Learned behavior.
(c) Chess strategy.
(d) Instincts.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?

2. To what does Phaedrus compare the Giant of his city analogy in Chapter 17?

3. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?

4. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."

5. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?

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