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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 From Strength to Strength.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what state is Spelman College located?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) North Carolina.

3. Which of the women in the book does Bateson claim is the least domestic and never had children?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Johnnetta.
(c) Joan.
(d) Alice.

4. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?
(a) She believes following a recipe is the only way of ensuring success.
(b) She believes the choice of wether or not to follow a recipe should be decided by each cook, and shouldn't be mandated by anyone.
(c) She encourages women to improvise rather than follow preset plans.
(d) She only follows recipes that have been passed down from generations of women in her family.

5. In what country did Johnnetta first experience that race is not "forever and ever"?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bateson, what is the danger of being the daughter of a successful father?

2. What does Bateson claim helps a woman "discover underlying convictions that are steady throughout life"?

3. As a child, what did Ellen want to be when she grew up?

4. How many children did Joan and Erik have together?

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

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