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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 does Bateson claim is the next step to improving societal relations?
(a) Recognizing the values in different societies and incorporating those values into our own society.
(b) Returning to the societal precedents set into place by our forefathers in the Constitution.
(c) Mandating societal reform to ensure equality for all.
(d) Traveling the world to understand the ways different societies work.

2. Which of the following does Mary believe everyone in a relationship should strive for?
(a) Independence.
(b) Co-dependency.
(c) interdependence.
(d) Dependency.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following subjects did Erik study?

2. Which of Mary's grandparents was a scientist?

3. Why does Mary claim the differences between men and women are important?

4. What type of poetry was Mary studying when she first met her husband, Barkev?

5. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Mary come to about the success of relationships in academia?

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

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

4. According to Bateson, how is life like jazz music?

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

6. What two significant events happened when "The Cosby Show" came to film at Spelman University where Johnnetta works?

7. How did Johnnetta's experiences in Cuba change her opinion of race and society?

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

9. What does it mean to Mary to live in "a life in flux", and how did this affect her choosing of which women would appear in the book?

10. What happened to Alice after Jack died unexpectedly?

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