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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At their first dinner, Frazier explains that Walden Two never has crowds. What is the explanation for this?
(a) Work is allocated in shifts to keep people busy.
(b) The entire community is very small.
(c) People are free to wander and not many people want to do the same thing at the same time, so they are at different places.
(d) There is nowhere for a crowd to gather.

2. According to Mrs. Meyerson, what is the reason behind the women's attitude to dress?
(a) They do not want to be seen as objects.
(b) They are very modest.
(c) They want to reduce expense.
(d) They want to distract the men from sexual thoughts.

3. At the beginning of the novel, where have Rogers and Jamnik been before their visit to Burris?
(a) Visiting Walden Two.
(b) Visiting foreign countries.
(c) In the army fighting World War II.
(d) Studying politics at a university.

4. Apart from artwork in the gallery, what other type of artistic activity is referred to in the first part of the visitors' tour of Walden Two?
(a) Drama.
(b) Musical performances.
(c) Literature.
(d) Dances.

5. What is the highest level of community leadership at Walden Two?
(a) The Board of Planners.
(b) The Community Action Board.
(c) The Management Board.
(d) The Chief of the Community, who is Frazier.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why are all members of Walden Two required to do physical labor?

3. Why does Frazier point this out to the visitors?

4. According to Frazier's explanation, what is one of the most important expected outcomes of Walden Two's approach to organizing work?

5. How does Frazier seek to integrate the visitors with the work system at Walden Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspects of Walden Two's practices do the visitors observe at dinner?

2. As the novel begins, how does Rogers explain to Burris the need that he and Steve are experiencing?

3. What are the major features of the Walden Two approach to education?

4. After breakfast, what do the visitors observe that involves children and babies?

5. What are the deficiencies of Walden Two's system of government?

6. Why does the author expand the group that will visit Walden Two?

7. How does Burris convey his interest in the ideas of Steve and Rogers?

8. How is work organized at Walden Two?

9. What does the conversation about jealousy give Frazier the opportunity to do, and how do Barbara and Castle respond?

10. What three examples does Frazier give of methods used to teach children ethical behavior?

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