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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the study discussed in Chapter 8, how many school children were asked how their lives would be different if they woke up the next morning as the opposite sex?
(a) 982.
(b) 50.
(c) 300.
(d) 2,000.

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

3. During the age of latency, fear, anger, and harsh conscience make it difficult to do what?
(a) Concentrate on school.
(b) Develop into our own person.
(c) Make the break from our parents.
(d) Maintain a good relationship with our parents.

4. According to Chapter 7, girls have to give up more of what than boys in outgrowing their Oedipus complex?
(a) More fears.
(b) More dreams.
(c) More sex.
(d) More people.

5. According to Viorst, siblings destroy our dream of what?
(a) Being best friends with our sibling.
(b) Absolute love.
(c) Being our mother's favorite.
(d) Living an idyllic life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author feel we can move past re-creating what has already happened?

2. Which of the answers below describes the stages and challenges of the life cycle according to Erik Erikson?

3. Who created the character Alexander Portnoy?

4. According to Chapter 9, what feeling could be fear of the loss of our own love?

5. What is the name of the philosopher who said, "Man is the being who is capable of becoming guilty and is capable of illuminating his guilt"?

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