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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose memoir was Mary working on when she first met Ellen in 1983?
(a) Her deceased brother's.
(b) Her grandmother's.
(c) Her parents'.
(d) Her own.

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

3. Which of the women coined the term "tweeded"?
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Mary.
(c) Alice.
(d) Joan.

4. Which type of music does Bateson compare modern life to?
(a) Classical.
(b) Country.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Hip-hop.

5. As a child, what did Ellen want to be when she grew up?
(a) An astronaut.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A lawyer.

6. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Social freedom.
(c) Ultimate success.
(d) Failure.

7. Throughout the course of the book, how many women's lives will be studied?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

8. 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 travel is the best way to broaden cultural knowledge.
(d) Humans tend to believe that animal societies exhibit characteristics that mirror our own.

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

10. Which of the following does Bateson cherish above all else?
(a) Improvisational art.
(b) Static goals.
(c) Individual happiness.
(d) Traditional gender roles.

11. How many books did Ellen and Steve collaborate on during their marriage?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

12. 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".

13. At which hospital did Joan first create an activities program?
(a) Riggs.
(b) Diggs.
(c) Higgs.
(d) Siggs.

14. How old was Alice when her younger brother was born?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bateson, which of the following is NOT a necessary element to "nurture ideas and institutions"?

2. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?

3. Which of the following women is not married to her partner??

4. Which of the following is NOT a way Mary lists as a reason for asymmetry in a relationship?

5. At which college does Johnnetta teach?

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