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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 7, our adult sexuality is in response to what?
(a) Our religious upbringing.
(b) Libidinal conflicts.
(c) Oedipal conflicts.
(d) The messages media convey.

2. According to Viorst, grown-up love must begin with what?
(a) Two grown adults.
(b) The separation of self from the other.
(c) A mature understanding of self.
(d) An ability to forgive others.

3. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?
(a) Normal parents.
(b) Same-sex parents.
(c) Degenerate parents.
(d) Adoptive parents.

4. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) First separation.
(b) Original loss.
(c) New beginning.
(d) Launch of independence.

5. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) Fathers.
(b) A consistent caregiver.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it believed that infants perceive their needs in relation to their mother?

2. Escaping to an earlier stage of development in an effort to deal with socially unacceptable feelings toward a new sibling is called what?

3. According to the author, absence makes the heart grow _____________.

4. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?

5. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."

(see the answer key)

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