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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Race and Wider Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Erikson suggest is a natural characteristic of identity?
(a) Fluid.
(b) Territorial.
(c) Controversial.
(d) Individual.

2. According to Erikson in Chapter 2, what does personal identity focus on?
(a) Place in society.
(b) Unconscious feelings.
(c) Feelings of others.
(d) Conscious feelings.

3. In terms of Erikson's theory of identity development, what is one notion that youth resist?
(a) The past.
(b) The future.
(c) The present.
(d) Youth do not resist.

4. Considering Erikson's theory of groups identity development, what type of group demands does ego identity help balance?
(a) Leadership conflicts.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Negative identities.
(d) Members passions and instincts.

5. What often occurs when youth are isolated according to Erikson's theory of identity development?
(a) They yearn for love and become a joiner.
(b) They develop self actualized identities.
(c) They remain isolated.
(d) They develop aggressive identities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the process of identity formation began?

2. What may be gained as an individual enters Erikson's final stage of development when their overall development has been positive and healthy?

3. According to Erikson, what must be understood in order to define the ego?

4. What is the critical stage of Erikson's theory of development where women develop their female identity?

5. What does Freud's consciousness of inner identity include?

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