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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?
(a) I love you because I need you.
(b) I am loved because I love.
(c) I need you because I love you.
(d) I hate you because I love you.

2. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?
(a) Great anxiety.
(b) Spontaneous smiling.
(c) Warm, fuzzy feelings.
(d) Higher achievements.

3. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Better than average.
(c) Stern.
(d) Inadequate.

4. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?
(a) As our greatest critic.
(b) As our biggest fan.
(c) As our safety net.
(d) As our dearest friend.

5. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?
(a) In an effort to torture ourselves.
(b) In an effort to rehearse for the future.
(c) In an effort to assess how we performed.
(d) In an effort to correct them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?

2. Chapter 1 concludes by stating that the yearning to restore the bliss of mother-child oneness is _____________________.

3. What are the ingrained patterns repeated in adulthood due to childhood experiences called?

4. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."

5. What is one of the necessary losses discussed in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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