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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. According to Frazier, what specific attributes does Walden Two have that will prevent its failure?
(a) Democracy and behavior engineering.
(b) Experimentation and openness to change.
(c) Experimentation and leadership.
(d) Democracy and experimentation.
2. Following the discussion of marriage and child-bearing, what view of the modern world does Frazier use to justify some of the family-oriented practices at Walden Two?
(a) The modern family is not accomplishing its purposes.
(b) It takes a whole community, not just parents, to raise children.
(c) The family is weakening in the modern world, and the Walden Two community takes on traditional family roles.
(d) The traditional family is an outdated concept.
3. What does Frazier believe is the cause of Burris' reluctance to embrace the lifestyle of Walden Two?
(a) Frazier believes it is because Burris dislikes him as a person.
(b) Frazier believes it's because Burris is an intellectual and he can't admit he has been wrong all along.
(c) Frazier believes it's because Burris had a bad experience with a communal group.
(d) Frazier believes it's because Burris does not accept a psychology of behavior.
4. Why is Rogers particularly impressed with Walden Two?
(a) He is excited about a free society.
(b) He is looking for a simpler life.
(c) The community is a contrast to the things that upset him at home.
(d) During his experience at war, he realized the problematic nature of his elite life in the States.
5. What views about power does Frazier express in response to Castle's comments?
(a) It corrupts governments.
(b) It is dangerous to freedom.
(c) It is a part of leadership at Walden Two.
(d) It is needed to maintain control.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is responsible for Walden Two's relationship to government in the wider society?
2. Why does Frazier believe that Walden Two planners are unlikely to become dictators?
3. Later in the evening after Burris' investigation, who do Burris, Frazier, and Castle observe?
4. What does Burris find when he goes off by himself to investigate whether Walden Two members are happy?
5. Why does Frazier discount the merits of majority vote in the democratic system?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?
2. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?
3. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?
4. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?
5. How does the conversation that Burris has with a housewife, on his way back to his room from his investigations, confirm his conclusions about Walden Two's members?
6. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?
7. What is Frazier's response when Castle questions his belief in democracy?
8. What is the essence of the conflict between Castle and Frazier about democracy?
9. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?
10. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?
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