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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 women Mary interviewed is the youngest woman in the book?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Joan.
(c) Alice.
(d) Johnnetta.

2. Which of the following does Bateson cherish above all else?
(a) Static goals.
(b) Individual happiness.
(c) Improvisational art.
(d) Traditional gender roles.

3. What does Alice do for a living?
(a) She is a mechanic.
(b) She is a pilot.
(c) She is a saleswoman.
(d) She is an engineer.

4. According to Bateson, in what way is modern day life similar to studying a foreign language?
(a) Both require studious exploration f or success.
(b) Both can be disorientating and alienating.
(c) Both combine familiar components in unique ways.
(d) Both transplant learners into unexpected terrain.

5. How many role models does Bateson believe each woman should have in her life?
(a) Less than ten.
(b) At least three.
(c) An innumerable amount.
(d) One good one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following riddles is NOT included in the first chapter of the text?

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

3. What does Bateson describe as a constant riddle?

4. Which of the women Mary interviewed is the oldest woman in the book?

5. What is Mrs. Erickson's first name?

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