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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Forfeited Self.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did women seek to fill the void that their lack of self created?
(a) Both of these.
(b) They turned to their children.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) They turned to their husbands.

2. How did Freud view his soon-to-be wife?
(a) Both of these.
(b) None of these.
(c) As an object.
(d) As a child.

3. What was wrong with children?
(a) They all sleepwalked.
(b) They were going through their lives without passion or direction.
(c) They were following the feminine mystique to the letter.
(d) They lacked fire.

4. What sparked the White House's interest?
(a) A rise in political instability.
(b) Muscular deterioration.
(c) A rise in juvinile delinquency.
(d) A rise in violent crime.

5. By what percent did the rate of teenage mothers increase between 1940 and 1957?
(a) 165%.
(b) 120%.
(c) 164%.
(d) 166%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clinic for children did Mrs. Freidan visit?

2. Who first formulated the simple principle that "work expands to fill the time available"?

3. What is the unique characteristic of human existence?

4. What problem arises in women who marry first and ask questions later?

5. Wives became __________________.

(see the answer key)

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