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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Erickson's first name?
(a) Janet.
(b) Joan.
(c) Jane.
(d) Julie.

2. What is necessary to produce a fruitful academic relationship?
(a) One must take the lead in all acadmic social situations.
(b) One must critique the other's work.
(c) One must acadmically stimulate their colleagues.
(d) One mustn't pose a threat to their colleagues.

3. Which of the women in the book are looking for "symmetrical relationships"?
(a) All of the women.
(b) Ellen and Johnnetta.
(c) None of the wome.
(d) Alice and Joan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals does Joan often compare herself to?

2. To Mary, what does American culture mean?

3. Which type of music does Bateson compare modern life to?

4. How many children did Joan and Erik have together?

5. How many role models does Bateson believe each woman should have in her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bateson, how do today's values for a "good life" differ from traditional values?

2. What was Erik's theory of the life cycle while he was studying under Freud in the West Coast?

3. What major breakthrough did Ellen make in her field of psychology?

4. What is the traditional male-female relationship, and how did this begin to change in the 1960s?

5. According to Bateson, what does it mean to have a symmetrical relationship?

6. What type of family did Mary Catherine Bateson grow up in?

7. How did travel affect Mary Bateson's relationship with her husband, Barkev?

8. According to Bateson, what is the main struggle of minority children living in America?

9. According to Bateson, how do rhythms affect life?

10. What did Mary learn about society while visiting her mother's work with her?

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