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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although "static good" is the opposite of "dynamic good," static must exist or else the dynamic would turn into ____.
(a) Apathy.
(b) Static.
(c) Evil.
(d) Chaos.

2. Why does Phaedrus believe his book will be derided by the anthropology community?
(a) He mocked Dusenberry.
(b) He is known for a past, accidental plagiarism.
(c) He is a student of Boas.
(d) He does not adhere to the community's rules.

3. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?
(a) Vernon Dusenberry.
(b) Richard Rigel.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) William James Sidis.

4. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?
(a) He submits to his priests' punishment.
(b) He reaches outside his culture to right a wrong.
(c) He curbs his own ideas for the good of his tribe.
(d) He martyrs himself to his own ideas.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Quality and morality are the same.
(b) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(c) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(d) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?

2. When Phaedrus first wakes up in the beginning of "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals," what had he been doing the previous evening?

3. Who is Franz Boas?

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

5. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?

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