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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Foundations in Observation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erikson feels that Freud's intellect is a gift that stems from what?
(a) A hostile limitation of opportunities.
(b) Good genes.
(c) A strong identity.
(d) A good education.

2. What term does Erikson use to mean the factor that serves to integrate a person toward a common societal goal?
(a) Group identity.
(b) Sexual identity.
(c) Ego identity.
(d) Gender identity.

3. What is the core part of identity formation that cannot be separated from this formation?
(a) Peace of mind.
(b) Collectivism.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Authority acceptance.

4. In Chapter 2, Foundations and Observation, during his discussion on group identity, what group of people does Erikson observe group changes to make his point?
(a) Middle class Whites.
(b) Blacks.
(c) The Sioux Indians.
(d) The Aztec Indians.

5. According to Erikson, what does totalitarianism require of society?
(a) A combination of identities.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Conformity.
(d) A sense of legitimacy of state power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In observing groups of people being reeducated by American civil servants, what reason does Erikson provide for why this group became frustrated and identity development?

2. In terms of Erikson's theory of individual development, what is required in order to transcend toward individuality?

3. Considering the relationship between personal and historical identity formation, how can this relationship be described?

4. What does Erikson state that childhood and youth predispose men to?

5. As discussed by Erikson in Chapter 2, what occurs when a system either biological or social malfunctions?

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