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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Give and Take.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jack live?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Boston.

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

3. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?
(a) Humans tend to believe the norms of their own society are norms.
(b) Humans tend to believe that xenophobia endangers evolution.
(c) Humans tend to believe that animal societies exhibit characteristics that mirror our own.
(d) Humans tend to believe that travel is the best way to broaden cultural knowledge.

4. Which of the following minority groups does Bateson NOT explicitly discuss in her explanation of the inequalities in society?
(a) African-Americans.
(b) Women.
(c) Asian-Americans.
(d) Latinos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the way the women in the text will "compose their lives"?

2. Which of the following women most frequently collaborates with her husband on professional projects?

3. In which state did Mary grow up?

4. What subject did Johnnetta study in college?

5. According to Bateson, what does American society value above all else?

(see the answer key)

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