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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Frazier discusses leisure and boredom, what does he claim about the environment at Walden Two?
(a) He says the environment is ideal for personal growth.
(b) He says the environment is ideal for creating art.
(c) He says the environment is ideal for spiritual well-being.
(d) He says the environment is ideal for bulding family relationships.

2. Following the discussion of marriage and child-bearing, what view of the modern world does Frazier use to justify some of the family-oriented practices at Walden Two?
(a) The modern family is not accomplishing its purposes.
(b) The traditional family is an outdated concept.
(c) It takes a whole community, not just parents, to raise children.
(d) The family is weakening in the modern world, and the Walden Two community takes on traditional family roles.

3. After Burris selects what he wants to do from the bulletin board, what do Mary and Steve decide to do instead?
(a) They go to the theater.
(b) They go to a dance.
(c) They go to a movie.
(d) They go to a bowling alley.

4. What does Burris find when he goes off by himself to investigate whether Walden Two members are happy?
(a) He finds a variety of groups engaged in various ordinary activities.
(b) Most people appear to be indifferent.
(c) He finds that groups are either indifferent or very happy with Walden Two.
(d) He finds a group whose members are definitely miserable with life at Walden Two.

5. According to Frazier, what specific attributes does Walden Two have that will prevent its failure?
(a) Experimentation and leadership.
(b) Democracy and experimentation.
(c) Experimentation and openness to change.
(d) Democracy and behavior engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the visitors have almost completed their window washing, what is the next assignment for Rogers, Steve, and Burris?

2. Later in the discussion about failed communal societies, how does Frazier explain their failure?

3. After his heavy work stacking wood, when Burris talks with Frazier at dinner about communal societies that have failed, what is Frazier's first response?

4. Who is in charge of the nursery visited by the group?

5. Where do some of the visitors go after Sunday breakfast?

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