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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?
(a) It comes from the messages around us.
(b) It is formed in our mind.
(c) It is inborn and shaped by our environment.
(d) It comes from our DNA.

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

3. What happens when children see their mothers as all good or all bad?
(a) They compare everyone they meet to their mothers.
(b) They shun perfect and evil people alike, looking for complete mediocrity in the perfect mate.
(c) They split from relationships their whole life because they think in terms of black and white.
(d) They form a very close relationship with their fathers.

4. There are _______ unanswered questions about the innate differences between the sexes.
(a) Flimsy.
(b) Many.
(c) Few.
(d) Fifty.

5. Some primitive tribes have allowed their men to express what sort of envy?
(a) Womb envy.
(b) Motherhood envy.
(c) Breast envy.
(d) Creative envy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Cinderella Complex says that women are programmed for what?

4. "Our conscience is our _____________ installed in our mind."

5. According to the author, what do babies need?

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