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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 9, 1941 through April 30, 1942 (Pages 3 - 133).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Etty acknowledges _____________ that is inherent in all human beings.
(a) The hatred.
(b) The love.
(c) The loneliness.
(d) The fear.

2. She begins each day full of resolve to become a better, more skilled _____________.
(a) Dancer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Singer.

3. Etty admonishes herself to let go of what things?
(a) Things inside herself.
(b) Things outside of herself.
(c) Nothing.
(d) All things.

4. Hillesum writes that on Sunday, June 14, 1941 the German government begins to round up and ____________ the Jews.
(a) Kill.
(b) Centralize.
(c) Humiliate.
(d) Scold.

5. Who encouraged Julius Spier to go into a practice and take on clients?
(a) Lacan.
(b) Sullivan.
(c) Fromm.
(d) Jung.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before World War II arrived on her doorstep, Etty Hillesum's main concern was what?

2. The diary begins as a way for Etty to do what?

3. As part of her therapy, Etty and Spier engage in what?

4. Etty admits that she is more the kind of person who wears her heart where?

5. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?

(see the answer key)

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