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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?
(a) A house fire that resulted in her mother's death.
(b) Her sister going into labor.
(c) A car crash that killed someone close to her.
(d) Her grandfather's heart attack.

2. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?
(a) Jamie is her ex-husband.
(b) She had once been arrested.
(c) She was once in a hospital, presumably a mental one.
(d) She never had a daughter, as she told Phaedrus.

3. What does Lila pull from the water at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A doll.
(c) A bottle with a message.
(d) A length of chain.

4. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Miami.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Seattle.

5. For what reasons does Phaedrus initially grant the film rights to the actor in Chapter 19?
(a) Phaedrus is confident his work will be done justice.
(b) Phaedrus wants to spread his message through any medium posible.
(c) Phaedrus is star struck.
(d) Phaedrus owes too much money to pass up the opportunity.

6. 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) Hero.
(b) Nerd.
(c) Romantic partner.
(d) Moral degenerate.

7. What school did Phaedrus attend as a boy?
(a) Milford.
(b) Yale.
(c) Blake.
(d) Williamson.

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

9. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Physics.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Chemistry.

10. To what does Phaedrus compare the Giant of his city analogy in Chapter 17?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Scientist.

11. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?
(a) He knows she is trying to pull a scam.
(b) He believes Phaedrus is actually smuggling drugs.
(c) He knows Lila is in love with him.
(d) He does not trust Phaedrus to not rob him.

12. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?
(a) Biological.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Social.

13. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?
(a) The Fifties.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Victorian era.
(d) The Sixties.

14. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 18 told?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Lila.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) Fatso.

15. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) New York City.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

3. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

4. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?

5. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?

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