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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. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Police lights.
(c) A crippling headache.
(d) Engine roar.

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

3. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
(b) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(c) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(d) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.

4. 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) Franz Boas.
(b) Verne Dusenberry.
(c) William James Sidis.
(d) James Holden.

5. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
(a) Values are impossible to ponder objectively.
(b) The term "value" no longer has any meaning in today's world.
(c) Value is too fickle for a scientific brain.
(d) Value as a concept confuses, rather than clarifies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed that abstinence was necessary for intellectual pursuits?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?

3. By Phaedrus's reckoning on the nature of Rigel's approach to morality, what was the natural effect of World War I?

4. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?

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

(see the answer key)

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