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

2. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?
(a) Drug safety and administration.
(b) World hunger.
(c) Homelessness.
(d) Animal welfare.

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

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

5. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?
(a) Women want the higher paying hours.
(b) Men are forbidden from working in Boston ERs.
(c) Women don't want to be perceived as weak.
(d) Women are given first choice of hours they want to work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?

3. Which of the following values does Bateson say is "inappropriate in today's constantly changing world"?

4. Which of the following types of individuals tend to avoid "traditional" lives?

5. Which of the women Mary interviewed is the youngest woman in the book?

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