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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. Which of the following models does Bateson believe women should follow when forming their gender roles?
(a) The hyper-feminine reflection in the media.
(b) Bateson does not believe in following a model.
(c) Generations past.
(d) Childhood fantasy and desire.

2. What is the only way an asymmetrical relationship to work?
(a) If both partners take what they need from the other.
(b) If one partner exerts power over the other.
(c) If both partners work individually to achieve their own happiness.
(d) If each partner gives of themselves openly and willingly.

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

4. What does Mary claim is the best type of relationship?
(a) An equal relationship.
(b) A composite relationship.
(c) A symmetrical relationship.
(d) A complementary relationship.

5. Alongside her activities program, what else does Joan believe her patients need to heal?
(a) Time.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Love.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?

2. What do both Ellen and Steve do for a living?

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

4. What is the name of Jack's wife?

5. What does it mean to "compose a life"?

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