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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erikson suggest is in the domain of the inter agency that produces a coherent existence?
(a) Biology.
(b) The ego.
(c) Environment.
(d) Ancestors.

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

3. How does Erikson feel various features of humanity should be examined?
(a) Through observations.
(b) Through discussion.
(c) They need not be examined.
(d) Empirically.

4. Throughout the stages of Erikson's theory of identity development, what happens if youth do not take advantage of the wisdom elders have to share?
(a) They can not form their identities.
(b) They form distinct identities.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They may become isolated.

5. Why does Erikson suggest men are resistant to respond to women?
(a) Age-old psychological reasons.
(b) They are frightened.
(c) It is not proper.
(d) Age-old physical reasons.

6. What do the elements of the self produce in light of Erikson's theory of identity development?
(a) An understanding.
(b) A composite of self.
(c) A potential identity.
(d) A composite of society.

7. How is Erikson's theory of identity consciousness overcome?
(a) Through self actualization.
(b) When a sense of identity is achieved.
(c) When a person gives up searching for identity.
(d) We are always conscious of our identity.

8. What does Erikson suggest defines much of a woman's identity?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Attractiveness to men.
(c) Who she marries.
(d) How many children she has.

9. How does feminists often react during times of identity development and social change, as proposed in Erikson's theory?
(a) Revert to old ways.
(b) With indifference.
(c) Weakly.
(d) Strongly.

10. What does the process of meeting fidelity do for Erikson's theory of youth identity?
(a) Strengthens it.
(b) Confuses it.
(c) Confirms it.
(d) Denies it.

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

12. What term does Erikson use for a biological life cycle?
(a) Ego.
(b) Id.
(c) Soma.
(d) Psyche.

13. What elements does Erikson suggest can be caused by the demand to develop a distinct identity?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Ego strength.
(c) Split identities.
(d) Confusion.

14. The oppression of blacks, according to Erikson has done what to the mother-father presence?
(a) Created identity diffusion.
(b) Created an imbalance.
(c) Nothing significant.
(d) Created identity confusion.

15. What according to Erikson, what involves testing, selecting, and integrating self images?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Ego identity.
(c) Self-esteem.
(d) Community structures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often occurs when youth are isolated according to Erikson's theory of identity development?

2. Why does Erikson state that remorseful majorities be watched?

3. What does Erikson resist characterizing modern youth as?

4. Considering Erikson's theory of group identity development, what are cultures often led to do concerning their values?

5. What are two characteristics of women that Erikson presents in Chapter 7?

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