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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Cinderella Complex says that women are programmed for what?
(a) Helplessness.
(b) Dependency.
(c) Being a maid.
(d) Motherhood.

2. According to Chapter 7, what destroys the innocence of the family bond?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Physical abuse.
(c) Parents who argue.
(d) Incest.

3. According to Chapter 8, it is believed that girls have a greater _______________ ability as opposed to boys.
(a) Math.
(b) Mothering.
(c) Physical.
(d) Verbal.

4. When the child decides to replace the hostility towards the new sibling with some other activity, it is referred to as what?
(a) Sublimation.
(b) Replacementation.
(c) Identification.
(d) Subluxation.

5. Why does Viorst say we "need the controls provided by guilt"?
(a) To understand unhappiness.
(b) To build relationships with other people.
(c) To live a healthy life.
(d) To take care of ourselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Even as adults, according to the author, we still view our mothers as what?

4. According to Chapter 7, girls have to give up more of what than boys in outgrowing their Oedipus complex?

5. What is composed of our noblest goals?

(see the answer key)

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