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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caretaking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What article of clothing did Johnnetta receive as a joke from not one but two friends after earning her position as president of Spelman College?
(a) A beauty queen sash.
(b) A pair of white gloves.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A pair of ruby red slippers.

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

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

4. According to Bateson, which of the following is NOT a necessary element to "nurture ideas and institutions"?
(a) Caring.
(b) Homebuilding.
(c) Finances.
(d) Relationship building.

5. Which of the following types of individuals tend to avoid "traditional" lives?
(a) Political individuals.
(b) Religious individuals.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) Creative individuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?

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

3. Which of the women in the book are looking for "symmetrical relationships"?

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

5. In which state did Mary grow up?

(see the answer key)

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