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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Phaedrus refers to his ongoing project as a "Metaphysics of ______."
(a) Quanitity.
(b) Quality.
(c) Morality.
(d) Values.
2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Phaedrus return to as the basis of his anthropological beliefs?
(a) Morality is the only important concept in the world.
(b) The world exists in pure stasis because of the interference of the Victorian belief.
(c) Quality and morality are opposites of each other.
(d) Quality and morality are the same.
3. When discussing "Patterns of Culture," how was the outcast Zuni labeled by his people?
(a) A psychopath.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A priest.
(d) A witch.
4. Why does Phaedrus humorously note in Chapter 12 as the reason nobody before attempted to quantify everything in value?
(a) Value as a concept confuses, rather than clarifies.
(b) The term "value" no longer has any meaning in today's world.
(c) Value is too fickle for a scientific brain.
(d) Values are impossible to ponder objectively.
5. What is the importance of "dynamic good"?
(a) A culture cannot be allowed to denigrate another culture.
(b) A culture must actively fight for their traditions.
(c) A culture must adopt new ideals in order to continue evolving.
(d) A culture must be able to judge a person's values based on the traditions of their society.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why are values not considered to be a proper platform for a scientific analysis?
2. What does Phaedrus believe to be the long-term effect of living with views such as the ones Rigel holds in Chapter 7?
3. Why does Lila decide she needs to stay with Phaedrus in Chapter 14?
4. 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?
5. Where did Phaedrus meet Lila?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Metaphysics of Quality?
2. What are the "slips" on Phaedrus's boat?
3. What leads up to Lila's psychotic breakdown in Chapter 10?
4. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the current century in Chapter 13?
5. What is Phaedrus's early analysis of Lila in Chapter 11?
6. How did Lila end up on Phaedrus's boat?
7. In Chapter 8, what are some of the faults Phaedrus details with science?
8. What are the static patterns of value?
9. Describe Dusenberry's career.
10. What do Lila and Phaedrus talk about during dinner in Chapter 14 and what do the readers learn about them?
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