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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. What type of self is clear when examining Freud's dreams?
(a) Suppressed self.
(b) Confident self.
(c) Open-minded self.
(d) Identified self.

2. What are two characteristics Erikson applies to the task of the ego in order to maintain and organize its existence?
(a) Ceaseless and essential.
(b) Weak and meaningless.
(c) Straightforward and never-ending.
(d) Demanding and authoritative.

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

4. How does Erikson say black males have been exploited?
(a) As domestic animals.
(b) As humans.
(c) Physically.
(d) Psychologically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Erikson, what stage is highly dependent on and individuals and ability to gain acceptance?

2. Concerning Erikson's theory, when identity development is negative, what type of personalities may occur during the second stage of development?

3. What does Erikson indicate many psychoanalysts think humans are predisposed to do?

4. Why does Erikson state that ideologies have been given a bad name?

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

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