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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 In the Company of Friends.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bateson describe as a constant riddle?
(a) Life.
(b) Sex.
(c) Gender roles.
(d) Love.

3. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Ellen when she was giving a lecture at the Bunting colloquium, which Mary attended?
(a) Professional.
(b) Flustered.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Passionate.

4. How does Mrs. Erickson complete her "creative work"?
(a) On scraps of food.
(b) On scraps of paper.
(c) On scraps of time.
(d) On scraps of money.

5. What does Alice believe is the art form of the 21st century?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bateson, in what way is modern day life similar to studying a foreign language?

2. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?

3. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?

4. How many role models does Bateson believe each woman should have in her life?

5. What was the name of Joan's first book?

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