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

2. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) A psychopath.
(c) A witch.
(d) A priest.

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

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

5. 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) Franz Boas.
(d) James Holden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Phaedrus believe his book will be derided by the anthropology community?

2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?

3. Upon what river does Phaedrus plan to travel by boat?

4. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?

5. At what age did Lila have a child?

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