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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Frazier invite the men to visit Walden Two?
(a) To give them a talk about utopian communities.
(b) He wants Burris to give a lecture to the members.
(c) To get publicity for the community.
(d) To introduce them to the way of life there.

2. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the cooks at Walden Two ensure that food is not wasted?
(a) Leftovers are eaten on the folowing day.
(b) They cook meals from all around the world and make every effort to see that everything is eaten.
(c) Members who leave too much food on their plates are fined for waste.
(d) They do not cook until a specific number of persons indicate what they want to eat.

3. After dinner, as the visitors settle in the lounge, what does Frazier explain about how members of Walden Two contribute to the community?
(a) Through a system of labor credits, members must give fours hours of work each day .
(b) Members are paid for work and must contribute a percentage of their earnings to the community.
(c) Each family is assigned to different chores and these are rotated.
(d) Members must work eight hours each day.

4. How are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?
(a) Frazier appoints a selection board each year.
(b) The members of the highest leadership group choose their successors, and managers work up to their positions.
(c) Frazier selects the high-level leaders and they choose managers.
(d) The Community Action Board chooses new leaders and managers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the visitors learn at dinner about how the management of meals contributes to avoidance of crowds at Walden Two?

2. Who is the narrator of Walden Two?

3. Whose ideas for a perfect society are reflected in the structure and operations of Walden Two?

4. How does the kitchen staff manage the washing and clearing of dishes after dinner?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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