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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?
(a) Proving we are competent individuals.
(b) Seeking the unconditional love of our mother's arms.
(c) Learning to accept and love ourselves.
(d) Vying for our father's affection.

2. The first sentence of Chapter 1 states that, "Life begins with _______."
(a) Crying.
(b) Loss.
(c) Birth.
(d) Love.

3. 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 correct them.
(c) In an effort to assess how we performed.
(d) In an effort to rehearse for the future.

4. The idea that we are all in love with the parent of the opposite sex is known as what?
(a) The Odysseus complex.
(b) The Oedipus complex.
(c) The Oracle complex.
(d) The Electra complex.

5. Margaret Mead points out that we have labeled the Oedipal issue as a _______________.
(a) Success.
(b) Ridiculous behavior.
(c) Valid response.
(d) Negative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 states that even an average mother is perceived by a child as _____________.

2. According to psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, immature love follows what principle?

3. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?

4. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?

5. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?

(see the answer key)

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