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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. Upon which American Indian tribe does Dusenberry focus his PhD?
(a) Tohono O'odham.
(b) Chippewa-Cree.
(c) Crow.
(d) Lakota.

2. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?
(a) Nuclear weapons.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Atom bomb.
(d) Gatling gun.

3. Where does Phaedrus believe the idea that the intellect reigns supreme over societal needs will lead the human race?
(a) Mediocrity.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Moral corruption.
(d) Enlightenment.

4. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will allow society to become chaotic.
(b) People will invent their own morality.
(c) People will abandon their religious duties.
(d) People will become more despondent.

5. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Heroic.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Natural.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. With what concept in anthropology does Dusenberry find fault?

3. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?

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

5. How does the Zuni brujo encompass the idea of "dynamic good"?

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