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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Our conscience is our _____________ installed in our mind."
(a) Parents.
(b) Collective consciousness.
(c) Religion.
(d) Society.

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

3. According to Chapter 6, is sibling rivalry normal and universal?
(a) Only in the United States.
(b) Only in industrialized nations.
(c) Ten out of ten psychoanalysts answer yes.
(d) It depends on the parenting style.

4. According to Chapter 8, what does modern science say that all mammals start out as?
(a) Embryos.
(b) Female.
(c) Male.
(d) Eggs.

5. 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) Identification.
(c) Replacementation.
(d) Sublimation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two feelings battle each other at every stage of development?

2. When does it become clear to the child that his needs are different than his mother's?

3. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."

4. When we allow some person or group to stand in place of our own conscience, this leads to what?

5. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?

(see the answer key)

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