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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Later in the discussion about failed communal societies, how does Frazier explain their failure?
(a) They tried to do too much too soon.
(b) They did not use engineered behavior.
(c) They believed they were perfect.
(d) They believed they were following truth from God or from visions.

2. As Burris investigates the happiness of Walden Two members, what game does he see some playing?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Football.
(d) Chess.

3. What is the major difference between the arguments advanced by Castle and those advanced by Frazier?
(a) Castle's arguments are pragmatic while Frazier's are idealistic.
(b) Castle's arguments are abstract while Frazier's are concrete and practical.
(c) Castle's arguments are forceful while Frazier's arguments are weak.
(d) Castle's arguments are weak while Frazier's arguments are strong.

4. At lunch after their tour of medical facilities, Frazier expresses enthusiasm about Walden two. What is he enthusiastic about?
(a) That the community is economically viable.
(b) That Walden Two proves it can exist in the modern world.
(c) That Walden Two has attracted two new members.
(d) That the community is achieving its purpose.

5. How do the child-rearing practices affect the women of Walden Two?
(a) They can become professionals.
(b) They can participate more in community life.
(c) They are freed from the necessity of being housewives.
(d) They pine for their children.

6. After the observation of the new arrivals, when Burris questions Frazier about the example of an aggressive adolescent, how does Frazier suggest that this would be handled at Walden Two?
(a) The culture of the other adolscents would cause him to conform.
(b) The aggressive adolescent would be separated from others until he behaves appropriately.
(c) The other adolescents would retaliate.
(d) The other adolescents would report instances of aggression and suggest punishment.

7. According to Frazier's explanation of behavior theory, what two contradictory forces occur simultaneously when it is applied?
(a) Freedom and tyranny.
(b) Free will and obedience.
(c) Freedom and dictatorship.
(d) Freedom and control.

8. What personal attack does Frazier make in response to Castle's observation about Walden Two's lack of politics?
(a) He says Castle is just too dumb to understand the system.
(b) He says Castle shouldn't speak because he was in the war.
(c) He asserts that Walden Two does more for good citizenship and world peace than Castle.
(d) He says Castle would never be allowed in Walden Two again because he is negative.

9. Why does Frazier discount the merits of majority vote in the democratic system?
(a) The majority can become oppressors of the minority.
(b) The majority are really the pawns of a few politicians.
(c) The majority can overturn what is best for society.
(d) The majority can be misguided.

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

11. How does Frazier suggest that the growth of Walden Two will affect farmers in the future?
(a) Farmers will have a ready market for their produce.
(b) Farmers all over the country may be forced off their land to make space for Walden Two.
(c) Farmers will be integrated with Walden Two communities.
(d) Farmers will want to join Walden Two because of the emphasis on production.

12. In the same discussion about family life, what significant difference between traditional marriage and marriage at Walden Two does Frazier explain?
(a) Based on research and experimentation, Walden Two spouses sleep in separate rooms.
(b) Based on research and experimentation, spouses live together before marriage.
(c) Based on research and experimentation, marriages are arranged by the leaders.
(d) Based on research and experimentation, marriages are arranged by parents.

13. As the visitors tour the mental and dental facilities, what is evidently the major emphasis in the approach to care?
(a) Preventative care.
(b) Cheap care.
(c) Emergency care.
(d) Family care.

14. As Burris investigates the happiness of Walden Two members, what complaint does he overhear?
(a) He hears about boredom.
(b) He hears about tyranny.
(c) He hears about lack of freedom.
(d) He hears about poor planning.

15. Why is Rogers particularly impressed with Walden Two?
(a) He is excited about a free society.
(b) The community is a contrast to the things that upset him at home.
(c) During his experience at war, he realized the problematic nature of his elite life in the States.
(d) He is looking for a simpler life.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Burris returns to his room and meets a housewife nearby, what does he find out from her about Frazier?

2. At lunch after the tour of the medical facilities, what aspects of modern society does Castle suggest are needed at Walden Two?

3. Which one of the visitors fails to understand why anyone would want to live at Walden Two?

4. How is the Code sustained at Walden Two?

5. When the group's Sunday afternoon walk is canceled due to rain, and Burris finds himself alone with Frazier and Castle, of what does Burris accuse Frazier?

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