2. Hillesum lives in a house owned by a widower named _________________.
(a) Hansel Wolff.
(b) Han Wegerif.
(c) Heinz Wiener.
(d) Handel Wagner.

3. Approximately one month later, Etty Hillesum entreats herself to allow ___________ rather than the opposite.
(a) God to give her a better life.
(b) Herself to embrace life.
(c) Life to embrace her.
(d) Herself to pray for a better life.

4. Etty Hillesum was determined to grow ________________.
(a) Spiritually.
(b) Emotionally and spiritually.
(c) Mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
(d) Physically.

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

6. Etty experiences a problem with overeating, which she attributes to what greed?
(a) To consume life and to know everything.
(b) To have everything.
(c) To feel full.
(d) To consume good food.

7. Etty admits not being interested in what?
(a) Writing.
(b) Men.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Living.

8. Who was Etty's favorite author?
(a) Tapani, Bagge.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Catherine Aird.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

9. What becomes Etty Hillesum's main focus?
(a) Her writing.
(b) Saving the Jews.
(c) Spiritual growth.
(d) Herself.

10. As part of her therapy, Etty and Spier engage in what?
(a) A kind of dancing.
(b) A kind of yelling.
(c) A kind of arguing.
(d) A kind of wrestling.

11. This person was the founder of what?
(a) Clinical psychology.
(b) Analytical psychology.
(c) Experimental psychology.
(d) Developmental psychology.

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

13. Spier's insights psychology came as the result of his own work with whom?
(a) Carl Gustav Jung.
(b) Jacques Lacan.
(c) Harry Stack Sullivan.
(d) Erich Fromm.

14. The diary begins as a way for Etty to do what?
(a) Become famous.
(b) Make money.
(c) Write down her ideas.
(d) Work through her feelings.

15. What serves as a symbol of her materialism?
(a) Etty's home.
(b) Etty's eating problem.
(c) Etty's clothing.
(d) Etty's diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hillesum is ___________; someone who is actively involved in examining the world and her perceptions thereof from the inside out rather than the other way around.

2. Etty Hillesum had devoted herself to honing her craft. What was her craft?

3. She begins each day full of resolve to become a better, more skilled _____________.

4. What moment became the most important moment?

5. Etty becomes acutely aware of the individual's responsibility to engage in rigorous _________________.

(see the answer keys)

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