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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 engages herself in a discussion of the ________ as the predominant force in an individual's life.
(a) Heart.
(b) Body.
(c) Soul.
(d) Mind.

2. Each day, Etty's writings speak of her need to gain control over ______________.
(a) Others.
(b) Herself.
(c) The Germans.
(d) Other Jews.

3. Before World War II arrived on her doorstep, Etty Hillesum's main concern was what?
(a) Her external life.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her looks.
(d) Her internal life.

4. More than once, Etty Hillesum admits doing what?
(a) Ignoring the needs of others in favor of her own needs.
(b) Ignoring her own needs in favor of meeting the needs of others.
(c) Ignoring all needs and meditating.
(d) Feeling hatred.

5. Spier is a psychoanalyst who specializes in what?
(a) Cognitive therapy.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Chirology.
(d) Chronology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillesum writes that she tried to do what in the house?

2. Hillesum first meets Julius Spier, who is sometimes simply referred to as __________ in the diary.

3. What serves as a symbol of her materialism?

4. This greed reminds Etty of who?

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

(see the answer key)

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