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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 was significant about Johnnetta's position as president of Spelman College?
(a) She was the first African-American to earn the post.
(b) She was the first woman to earn the post.
(c) She was the first African-American woman to earn the post.
(d) She was the first African-American AND the first woman to earn the post.

2. What was the name of Joan's first book?
(a) "The Universal Button".
(b) "The Universal Quilt".
(c) "The Universal Thread".
(d) "The Universal Bead".

3. Which of the following values does Bateson say is "inappropriate in today's constantly changing world"?
(a) Technology.
(b) Religion.
(c) Permanence.
(d) Gender roles.

4. Which of the following best describes the way the women in the text will "compose their lives"?
(a) Traditionally.
(b) Historically.
(c) Strictly.
(d) Improvisationally.

5. How old was Joan at the time of her interviews for the book?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 80.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?

2. Throughout the course of the book, how many women's lives will be studied?

3. How does Mrs. Erickson complete her "creative work"?

4. What part of America did Johnnetta grow up in?

5. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?

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