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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. No two __________ are exactly alike in their dynamic, the same way no two people are exactly alike in their beliefs and actions.
(a) Businesses.
(b) Families.
(c) Partners.
(d) Children.

2. What is NOT a name which may have been derived from an occupation from long ago?
(a) Smith.
(b) Mason.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Doe.

3. The first group of people who are faced with stress tend to ____________ when faced with it.
(a) Ignore it.
(b) Rise up.
(c) Crumble.
(d) Run away.

4. There was a time when people were parts of a family because the ______________ required it.
(a) Weather.
(b) Crops.
(c) Family.
(d) Culture.

5. To experience optimal flow, one must find a _____________ in the work and achieve all that can be achieved.
(a) Ally.
(b) Love.
(c) Position.
(d) Purpose.

6. One of the most rewarding and complex relationships one will ever deal with is that of _____________.
(a) Friendships.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Children.
(d) Family.

7. The act of doing a job that one loves while incorporating ____________ would almost guarantee a sense of flow.
(a) Skills and goals.
(b) Truth.
(c) Lies.
(d) Help from willing partners.

8. Memory is an important part of every culture and is required to move ahead in any ___________ system.
(a) Cultural.
(b) Family.
(c) Vocational.
(d) Educational.

9. Solitude can also be __________ when one is forced into the situation and not given a choice in the matter.
(a) Menacing.
(b) Intimidating.
(c) Exhausting.
(d) Exhilarating.

10. There are many stories of people in ______________ who relied on their memory to help them cope with the horrors.
(a) POW camps.
(b) Jails.
(c) Concentration camps.
(d) Boarding schools.

11. The way people relate to other members of their family is telling of their ___________ condition.
(a) Work.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Mental.
(d) Flow.

12. Optimal flow does not present _________ conditions on where it may reside, according to the author.
(a) Rigid.
(b) Positive.
(c) Fluctuating.
(d) Truthful.

13. The author points out that one may not realize just how little ___________ one has over the mind and its abilities.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Belief.
(c) Control.
(d) Truth.

14. Freud states quite simply that the recipe for happiness in life was ___________ and work.
(a) Learning.
(b) Sex.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Love.

15. The Amish have a tradition of _________ people who misbehave or who break the law within their tradition.
(a) Embracing.
(b) Shunning.
(c) Killing.
(d) Leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ is a very large part of some cultures and is typically not a group activity that one shares.

2. Despite all that has been found out, some people still believe it's possible to be ___________ as one is rich, handsome, or famous.

3. Some even choose to live in areas that are so remote that ___________ are a scarce commodity to enjoy.

4. It is useless to memorize items that ________________, as one will not retain the knowledge.

5. The world is a hostile place when a person does not have any ________, according to the author.

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