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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. In what way does Mary describe women who are multi-taskers?
(a) As people with unfair burdens.
(b) As people with split personalities.
(c) As people constantly solving puzzles.
(d) As people living multiple lives.

2. Which of the following animals does Joan often compare herself to?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A starfish.

3. Which of the women in the book does Bateson claim is the least domestic and never had children?
(a) Joan.
(b) Alice.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Johnnetta.

4. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?
(a) It is a short-story.
(b) It is a poem.
(c) It is an essay.
(d) It is a play.

5. Which of the following subjects did Erik study?
(a) Animal mating rituals.
(b) The celibacy of nuns.
(c) Cross pollination.
(d) Childhood sexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which hospital did Joan first create an activities program?

2. According to Mary, why did many women get married before the intellectual movement?

3. How did the doctors respond to Joan's activities program?

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

5. In what decade did the consciousness of women begin to be raised about inequality?

(see the answer key)

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