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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Mary compare the "syncopated rhythms" of caretaking?
(a) Tapping one's foot.
(b) Playing the drums.
(c) Love making.
(d) Heartbeats.

2. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?
(a) The Sunday paper.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) An oven.
(d) An unripe avocado.

3. What college did Mary once teach at?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

4. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?
(a) She believes the choice of wether or not to follow a recipe should be decided by each cook, and shouldn't be mandated by anyone.
(b) She only follows recipes that have been passed down from generations of women in her family.
(c) She believes following a recipe is the only way of ensuring success.
(d) She encourages women to improvise rather than follow preset plans.

5. Which of the following is NOT a way Mary lists as a reason for asymmetry in a relationship?
(a) Strength.
(b) Intellegence.
(c) Romance.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower was planted on Spelman's campus in preparation for the television shoot?

2. What does Mary claim is the best type of relationship?

3. What is the name of the homeless shelter that provides shelter and food for as many people as possible, every night?

4. According to Mary, why did many women get married before the intellectual movement?

5. 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?

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