The Physics of Reality — The Keystone Effect examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

How does the chapter frame its claim that reality is one holarchy?

As a spiritual belief that must be accepted on faith As a poetic metaphor with no practical content As physics and how reality is structured, verifiable through experience and results As a speculative theory awaiting proof
What does the chapter call the most expensive illusion in human history?

That distinctions between things are real That reality is made of separate, independent things competing for limited resources That organizations have boundaries That markets can be measured, according to the chapter's account, particularly when the underlying conditions support it
Which statement best captures the chapter's position on boundaries?

The boundaries are illusory; the separation is real Both boundaries and separation are illusions Boundaries matter only in physical systems The boundaries are real; the separation is illusory
What does the Taoist phrase 'bu er' mean as used in this chapter?

Two forces in permanent struggle, particularly under the conditions the chapter outlines, especially where the conditions described are present The void beyond all existence The balance between opposing powers, particularly once the broader pattern is visible, within the larger arc the chapter follows Not two: reality is one seamless whole expressing itself through differentiation
Why does the chapter mention Niels Bohr's motto 'Contraria sunt complementa'?

To show that physicists reject spiritual traditions To show a founder of quantum theory recognizing that opposites are complementary To prove that light is only a wave, within the everyday examples the chapter uses, as the chapter situates it within the larger discussion To illustrate that observation never affects results, particularly as the underlying relationship develops
Who coined the term holarchy, according to the chapter?

Arthur Koestler David Bohm Gregory Bateson Werner Heisenberg
What is a holon?

The highest level of a hierarchy, particularly in relation to the other elements involved An element that is simultaneously a whole and a part An isolated unit with no larger context A part that has no integrity of its own
Which systems principle states that you cannot understand a system by analysing its parts separately?

Emergence Mutual causation Open systems Holism
According to the chapter, why does fragmented thinking fail?

Because it is inaccurate about how reality is structured, not because it is immoral Because it is morally wrong and reality punishes it Because it is too slow for modern markets Because it relies on too much data
A founder asks, 'How do I balance profit and purpose?' Which reframing does the chapter offer?

How much purpose can I afford this year, particularly over an extended period of time? Which should I prioritize first, profit or purpose? Where is the alignment where profit flows through purpose? How do I keep purpose from affecting profit, within the broader system being discussed?
What does the chapter say happens when a healthy level of the holarchy is working well?

It serves its own integrity, the larger wholes it belongs to and the smaller wholes it contains It serves itself first and others only with surplus, particularly for someone new to the material, as part of the ongoing process at work It sacrifices its own integrity for the larger whole, especially in the way the chapter presents it, especially given the context in which it occurs It serves the level directly above it and no other, within the everyday examples the chapter uses, as part of the larger process being described