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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Worshiping the Gods of Thinness.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the second dimension according to Pipher?
(a) Control
(b) Parenting techniques
(c) Affection
(d) Cultural norms
2. What does Gail do to harm herself?
(a) She takes pills
(b) She attempts suicide
(c) She cuts herself on the breasts
(d) She burns herself with cigarettes
3. What does Dr. Pipher indicate that most teens are not mature enough to understand?
(a) Parents involved in divorce are not punishing the teens
(b) Parents involved in divorce are happier and have less pressure
(c) Parents involved in divorce still love them
(d) Parents involved in divorce are suffering too
4. What does Pipher compare the goal of mass media to in relation to parents' goals of helping children stay happy and well adjusted?
(a) Make money
(b) Support society values
(c) Develop new techniques
(d) Energize society
5. What is this chapter mainly about?
(a) Society perceptions of weight
(b) Eating disorders
(c) Societal norms and values
(d) Unrealistic expectations
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Pipher believe that most people imagine teens' family structures consists of?
2. How does Pipher define authenticity?
3. Which adjective best describes how Dr. Pipher believes divorce affects the lives of children?
4. What is the overshadowing problem concerning Franchesca?
5. Which of the following does not describe Cayenne as a young girl?
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