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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Phaedrus compare creating a "metaphysics" in Chapter 9?
(a) Learned behavior.
(b) Chess strategy.
(c) Car engine.
(d) Instincts.

2. The dynamic quality causes an organism to grow, though without the _____, it will not be able to survive or last.
(a) Existentialist ideals.
(b) Theories of evolution.
(c) Spiritual reckoning.
(d) Static qualities.

3. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?
(a) She falls in love with Phaedrus.
(b) He beats her.
(c) She is bored with him.
(d) He is cheating on her.

4. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Morality.
(b) Values.
(c) Quanitity.
(d) Quality.

5. Why must the "first division" be completely correct?
(a) The first division is likened to the control in a scientific experiment.
(b) The rest of the world will only be able to look into the first division for guidance.
(c) The rest of the classification will always be incorrect.
(d) The system can otherwise be easily disproved.

6. At what age did Lila have a child?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

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

8. Why does Phaedrus believe his "Metaphysics of Quality" is a more accurate viewpoint of the world?
(a) It is more inclusive.
(b) It is more understandable to the average person.
(c) It is less decisive.
(d) It allows for everyone to bring in their own ideas.

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

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

11. What is the term that encompasses the constant laws and traditions of a culture, as well as the values upon which those laws were built?
(a) Static banality.
(b) Static good.
(c) Static morality.
(d) Static culture.

12. 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 has given all of her money away to people who did not deserve it.
(c) She knows she has a problem, though no one will help her with it.
(d) She has no empathy.

13. Which of the following is not at the forefront of Lila's mind at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her hunger.
(c) Her headache.
(d) Her money.

14. "_____ is the primary empirical reality of the world."
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Quality.
(c) Morals.
(d) Values.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Metaphysics of Quality, what theory is used in conjunction with the idea of life generally having a purpose in regards to Phaedrus' ideas on static versus dynamic Quality?

3. What is Rigel's profession?

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

5. Why does Lila choose to not pursue a relationship with Phaedrus?

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