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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?
(a) Our desire for love versus our desire to be loved.
(b) Our desire to please our mother versus our desire to please ourselves.
(c) Our desire to learn versus our desire to have fun.
(d) Our desire for freedom versus our desire for protection.

2. Henry David Thoreau's little isolated cabin was how far from his mother's house?
(a) One day on a horse.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) One state away.
(d) One mile.

3. When the child decides to replace the hostility towards the new sibling with some other activity, it is referred to as what?
(a) Subluxation.
(b) Sublimation.
(c) Identification.
(d) Replacementation.

4. Which of the answers below describes the stages and challenges of the life cycle according to Erik Erikson?
(a) The Twelve Stages of Life.
(b) The Eight Ages of Man.
(c) The Four Periods of Growth.
(d) The Five Cycles of a Human.

5. In this book, mentioned in Chapter 12, it is stated that despite sexual feelings toward friends of the same sex, individuals need not necessarily define themselves as "homosexual." What is the name of the book?
(a) Friends and Lovers in the College Years.
(b) My Friend Pat.
(c) Intimacy and Friendship Through College.
(d) Friends and Lovers for Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Repression, reaction formation, isolation, and denial are all mechanisms of defense against what?

2. According to Viorst, the different roles we assign ourselves keep life interesting and fluid, rather than _____________.

3. According to Chapter 8, it is believed that girls have a greater _______________ ability as opposed to boys.

4. According to Viorst, in what way do we primarily form our self-identity?

5. According to Chapter 12, growing up involves giving up what illusion?

(see the answer key)

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