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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which country did Alice grow up?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Rumania.

2. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?
(a) That life is like a box of chocolates.
(b) That life is like building a fire.
(c) That life is like needlework.
(d) That life is like a sunset.

3. To Mary, what does American culture mean?
(a) Remembering one's cultural history and honoring it.
(b) Incorporating the cultures of those around us.
(c) Mary does not have an opinion on American culture.
(d) Forgetting cultural pasts and creating a new future.

4. According to Bateson, what does American society value above all else?
(a) Money.
(b) Family.
(c) Education.
(d) Art.

5. Which of the following women lives in Chestnut Hill, in Boston?
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Mary.
(d) Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bateson, which of the following is NOT a necessary element to "nurture ideas and institutions"?

2. Which of the following nation did many of the immigrants Mary's mother worked with com from?

3. Which of the following films does Mary use to demonstrate her theories about traditional gender roles?

4. Which of the women in the book does Bateson claim is the least domestic and never had children?

5. Which woman said, "Somebody's got to be the mommy"?

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