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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Viorst think some people fear success?
(a) They fear retaliation from siblings.
(b) They fear the responsibility that comes with success.
(c) They fear being more successful than the opposite sex parent.
(d) They fear punishment from the rival parent.

2. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?
(a) Self-annihilation.
(b) Physical injury.
(c) Hatred of oneself.
(d) Self-preservation.

3. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.
(a) Richard Paredes.
(b) Jean Piaget.
(c) Stanley Milgram.
(d) B.F. Skinner.

4. At the end of Chapter 8, Margaret Mead uses what type of profession in her analogy about accepting what we were born with?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Potter.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Viorst feels that there is a always a grain of what in our love relationships?

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

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

5. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?

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