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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. Why does Erikson feel focus has moved to women?
(a) Threat of nuclear annihilation.
(b) They are equal to men.
(c) They are more than housewives.
(d) They have a lot to offer.

2. As noted in Chapter 2, how can false or inaccurate ego identity formations be corrected after being developed by parents in terms of group identity development?
(a) By reworking associations.
(b) They cannot be corrected.
(c) By immersion.
(d) Through psychotherapy.

3. What does Freud's consciousness of inner identity include?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Peace.
(c) Bitter pride.
(d) Love.

4. Who does Erikson suggest black be integrated with?
(a) Americans with a more inclusive identity.
(b) Americans with a more exclusive identity.
(c) Other minorities.
(d) Only the majority.

5. In the beginning of the 20th century, what demonstrated the possibility to destroy human kind?
(a) Negative identity formation.
(b) Pseudospecies.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Peaceniks.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Freud, what is the first stage of identity development called?

2. In the early 20th century, totalitarian disposition is best understood as what?

3. Why does Erikson think the black identity has been confused?

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?

5. How does feminists often react during times of identity development and social change, as proposed in Erikson's theory?

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