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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Multiple Lives.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following minority groups does Bateson NOT explicitly discuss in her explanation of the inequalities in society?
(a) Latinos.
(b) Asian-Americans.
(c) Women.
(d) African-Americans.

2. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?
(a) They are all professionally successful and have wisdom to pass on.
(b) They have all faced frustration and difficult choices.
(c) They are all hopeless failures in life, despite having passion for their individual arts.
(d) They are all partners in highly successful marriages.

3. Why does Mary claim the differences between men and women are important?
(a) Because they teach us about respect.
(b) Because they teach us the value of team work.
(c) Because they teach us the value of difference.
(d) Because they teach us about strength.

4. Alongside her activities program, what else does Joan believe her patients need to heal?
(a) Time.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Love.

5. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?
(a) She was hit by a car.
(b) She had a heart attack.
(c) She drown.
(d) She was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman does Mary claim learned to "compose the disparate elements of her life in new and less rigid ways".

2. Which of Bateson's parents left for long work duties during the war?

3. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?

4. What language is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays" written in?

5. What does Mary claim is the best type of relationship?

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