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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."
(a) Homosexual.
(b) Bisexual.
(c) Primarily sexual.
(d) Asexual.

2. Freud said that every dream contains what?
(a) A wish.
(b) A cat.
(c) Pain.
(d) Truth.

3. What is the first phase of mourning discussed in Chapter 16?
(a) Endless crying.
(b) Hatred of the person who left us.
(c) Shock.
(d) Renewed hope.

4. Chapter 11 discusses our what?
(a) Sleeping patterns.
(b) Parents' expectations.
(c) Perception of reality.
(d) Fantasies.

5. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.
(a) Valid response.
(b) Ridiculous behavior.
(c) Negative.
(d) Success.

Short Answer Questions

1. As adults, we are able to see ourselves as in control, not as ___________.

2. According to the book, the conscious daydreams that drift through our minds bring hints to us of what kind of world?

3. Which famous author wrote this about the loss of his cherished wife: "The first plunge of the knife into the flesh is felt again and again"?

4. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?

5. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?

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