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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. By Phaedrus's reasoning in Chapter 15, in condemning ______, static biological antagonism is condemned to intellectual quality only.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Abstinence.

2. Although Phaedrus decides that Lila has biological quality, what does she seem to lack?
(a) Spiritual quality.
(b) Intellectual quality.
(c) Ethical quality.
(d) Social quality.

3. By Phaedrus's reasoning of dynamic morality in Chapter 13, what is more moral than society killing an idea?
(a) Society killing a person.
(b) An idea killing a society.
(c) An idea killing a person.
(d) A person killing their ideas in order to protect their society.

4. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?
(a) Nerd.
(b) Moral degenerate.
(c) Romantic partner.
(d) Hero.

5. By Phaedrus's reckoning on the nature of Rigel's approach to morality, what was the natural effect of World War I?
(a) The revolutionary sixties.
(b) The Roaring 20s.
(c) World War II.
(d) Prohibition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?

2. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?

3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?

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

5. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?

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