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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. What does Mary claim is the excuse given to young girls to keep them out of science?
(a) They are intellectually incapable of thinking without their emotions.
(b) Science is dangerous.
(c) Science is a boy's club.
(d) They are unable to do math.

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

3. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?
(a) They are all hopeless failures in life, despite having passion for their individual arts.
(b) They are all professionally successful and have wisdom to pass on.
(c) They are all partners in highly successful marriages.
(d) They have all faced frustration and difficult choices.

4. Which type of music does Bateson compare modern life to?
(a) Country.
(b) Classical.
(c) Hip-hop.
(d) Jazz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Joan at the time of her interviews for the book?

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

3. In what city were Joan and Erik married?

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

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

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