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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Opening to the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Joan at the time of her interviews for the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

2. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Joan.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Alice.

3. What does Bateson discuss at the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) The balance of power in politics.
(b) Music as metaphor.
(c) Human evolution.
(d) The separation of church and state.

4. Which of the following types of individuals tend to avoid "traditional" lives?
(a) Religious individuals.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) Political individuals.
(d) Creative individuals.

5. Whose point of view concludes chapter four?
(a) Joan's.
(b) Alice's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Johnnetta's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower was planted on Spelman's campus in preparation for the television shoot?

2. What does Alice do for a living?

3. In the past, what was valued above all else in one's life?

4. How many different ways does Johnnetta believe there are to "be black", particularly if one is a black woman?

5. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?

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