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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Viorst states, "All of us, to some degree, are _______________."
(a) Bisexual.
(b) Primarily sexual.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Asexual.

2. Viorst feels that only through _____________ can "our loss be transcended."
(a) Grief.
(b) Learning.
(c) Love.
(d) Life.

3. Friends and intimate partners are considered what?
(a) The true test of a good marriage.
(b) Two different types of relationships.
(c) One and the same.
(d) A rare phenomenon found only in humans.

4. According to Viorst, we not only try to re-live the good experiences from our past, but also seek to re-create the bad ones in an effort to do what?
(a) In an effort to correct them.
(b) In an effort to rehearse for the future.
(c) In an effort to torture ourselves.
(d) In an effort to assess how we performed.

5. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?
(a) 40 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sigmund Freud once said, "When you meet a human being, the first distinction you make is ______________?"

2. 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"?

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

4. As children, Viorst thinks we test reality with what?

5. What is the name of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's highly influential book?

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