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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Walden Two's communication practices differ from the outside world?
(a) A Town Crier communicates necessary information.
(b) Events are announced at meal times.
(c) Young people take around flyers about upcoming events.
(d) Performance and events are listed on bulletin boards instead of splashy advertisements.

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

3. What event does Burris find listed on a bulletin board?
(a) An auction.
(b) A talent show.
(c) A performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor.
(d) A dance.

4. Why does Frazier point this out to the visitors?
(a) It demonstrates the ability to control young children.
(b) It demonstrates the productivity of the sheep.
(c) It illustrates the ability of the community to control specific behaviors that suit the community's needs.
(d) It demonstrates the benefits of early marriage.

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?
(a) There appears to be little difference in the allocation of work between men and women.
(b) Men participate actively in child-rearing.
(c) Men do leadership and scientific work, while women do housework.
(d) Women take care of their children and work in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Frazier's description of the school system, what is the priority in teaching at Walden Two?

2. As the first discussion between Burris, Rogers, and Jamnik evolves, what does the reader learn about the attitude of the two younger men regarding their lives?

3. What is the first significant activity at Walden Two that Frazier points out to the visitors on the first day of their visit?

4. What assumption does Walden Two make about how to build resistance in babies?

5. How does Walden Two meet its production needs when members work a relatively short work day?

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