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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After their tour of the dairy, when Mrs. Meyerson joins the group, what tradition involving young couples do the visitors observe?
(a) They attend parenting classes.
(b) They work on their own living quarters.
(c) They attend counseling sessions.
(d) They learn to cook and bake.

2. What is the point of view in which Walden Two is written?
(a) First person narrative.
(b) Third person objective.
(c) Second person.
(d) Omniscient author.

3. As the visitors take their first walk around Walden Two, what does Frazier explain to the visitors about the buildings?
(a) They are communal buildings made of rammed earth with covered passages, and they protect them from extreme weather.
(b) They protect them from bad weather because they are insulated.
(c) They are cheaper to maintain.
(d) They prevent the chilrden from going outside.

4. As far as men and women are concerned, which of the following best sums up the way Frazier describes the allocation of work at Walden Two?
(a) Men participate actively in child-rearing.
(b) Women take care of their children and work in the kitchen.
(c) There appears to be little difference in the allocation of work between men and women.
(d) Men do leadership and scientific work, while women do housework.

5. Which one of the visitors fails to understand why anyone would want to live at Walden Two?
(a) Mary.
(b) Steve.
(c) Castle.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first member of Walden Two that Frazier allows the group to meet?

2. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the cooks at Walden Two ensure that food is not wasted?

3. What factors determine the most common form of entertainment at Walden Two?

4. What subjects do the older children have to study in school?

5. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?

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