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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Rogers particularly impressed with Walden Two?
2. What views about power does Frazier express in response to Castle's comments?
3. How is failure treated at Walden Two?
4. In the argument that takes place when the rain causes Burris, Castle, and Frazier to have an extended discussion, what is the major purpose served by Frazier's arguments?
5. When questioned by Burris about young people leaving Walden Two, how does Frazier respond?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conflicting views about life at Walden Two surface for Rogers and Barbara after they have been exposed to some of the practices like education and family life?
2. 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?
3. When Burris and Frazier are alone after rain destroys the group's plan of an afternoon walk, of what does Burris accuse Frazier, and why?
4. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?
5. After they have heard about education and child-rearing, what views about family life does Frazier share with the visitors?
6. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?
7. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?
8. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?
9. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?
10. How does Castle seek to prove his point about personal freedom, and with what result?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Today's audiences have been fed a steady diet of science fiction through cinema, television, and theater. Discuss the pros and cons of the observation that this diet has reduced the impact of "Walden Two" as an example of this genre.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed critique of Walden Two's system of labor credits and its method of determining who goes into different careers.
Essay Topic 3
The main purpose of Walden Two is the expression of the author's scientific theories about the science of behavior and how it should be used to manage societies. To what extent is this purpose accomplished?
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