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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Viorst describe the first loss we experience as humans?
(a) Launch of independence.
(b) New beginning.
(c) First separation.
(d) Original loss.

2. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?
(a) Skinner and Sullivan.
(b) Piaget and Spock.
(c) Freud and Erikson.
(d) Jung and Adler.

3. Marvin and _______ experience great physical discomfort because of their unconscious guilt.
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Donna.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ellie.

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

5. According to Viorst, which two abilities at which boys excel are the only ones based in scientific fact?
(a) Verbal and scientific.
(b) Sports and hunting.
(c) Aggression and visual spatial ability.
(d) Math and science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sigmund Freud once said, "When you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is ______________?"

2. What does Viorst explain we are trying to accomplish when we try to "undo' the separation from our mother?

3. According to Chapter 9, how do we eventually resolve the Oedipus complex?

4. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.

5. Drugs, communing with nature, religious experiences, and meditation are all ways in which people seek to what?

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