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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Then and Now.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What speculation does Pipher make in relation to Jody and other teens being raised in more liberal households?
(a) They may be more creative and independent
(b) They may be more intense
(c) They may be more worried and overwhelmed
(d) They may be more likely to seek out drugs and alcohol

2. What career was Dr. Pipher pushed toward by her teachers in school?
(a) Medicine
(b) Teacher
(c) Psychology
(d) Law

3. What was abundant during the 1950s?
(a) Drugs
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Divorce
(d) Alcohol

4. What contradiction does Pipher describe in relation to what parents share with their children?
(a) Parents' values contradict cultural stereotypes
(b) Parents' values contradict ideals
(c) Parents' ideals contradict society norms
(d) Parents' values contradict media's messages

5. Which of the following terms does Dr. Pipher use to describe pregnancy in the 1950s?
(a) Embarrassing
(b) Hidden
(c) Surprising
(d) Respected

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of babies born in the 1990s were born to single mothers?

2. At what age does Dr. Pipher indicate Cassie is facing the same issues that college girls of the past faced?

3. Which type of parents have teens who are impulsive, irresponsible and dependent?

4. What is the first dimension according to Pipher?

5. What does Dr. Pipher list as the defining characteristic for American women?

(see the answer key)

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