Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Robert M. Pirsig
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Robert M. Pirsig
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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. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?
(a) Modern living.
(b) Persecution.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Scientific principle.

2. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?
(a) Verne Dusenberry.
(b) William James Sidis.
(c) James Holden.
(d) Franz Boas.

3. What is one of the greatest frustrations in Lila's life, according to her musings in Chapter 10?
(a) She falls in love too easily.
(b) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.
(c) She has no empathy.
(d) She has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.

4. What is interesting to note about the syntax of the phrase "Metaphysics of Quality"?
(a) It is a contradiction.
(b) It is grammatically perfect.
(c) It ties together several different cultures and their values.
(d) It is purposefully redundant in phrasing.

5. Who does Phaedrus believe to be the originator of the American lifestyle?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The American Indians.
(d) The descendants of the abducted African slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?

2. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?

3. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.

4. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?

5. According to Phaedrus, who attempts to imitate American Indians?

(see the answer key)

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