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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Families - The Root Systems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of adults does Dr. Pipher believe is the most well adjusted?
(a) Well-educated adults
(b) Androgynous adults
(c) Courageous and resilient adults
(d) Those that follow stereotypical roles

2. Which type of parents have teens who are impulsive, irresponsible and dependent?
(a) Authoritarian high in control and low in acceptance parents
(b) Indulgent low in control and high in acceptance parents
(c) Authoritarian low in control and high in acceptance parents
(d) Indulgent high in control and low in acceptance parents

3. How does Dr. Pipher describe surface structure?
(a) Camouflage behavior
(b) Root cause of behavior
(c) What others can see
(d) Internal struggles

4. Which comparison best describes the concept of young girls suppressing their true selves and trying to constantly please others?
(a) Saplings in a hurricane
(b) Flood waters continuing to rise
(c) Fish hiding from predators
(d) Oil and water

5. Who or what does Pipher hold responsible for the split between child and adult during adolescence?
(a) Hormones
(b) Culture
(c) Parents
(d) Males

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of parents may have children who struggle in social settings and lack confidence?

2. What choice does Alice Miller indicate young children have to make?

3. Which of the following is not an example of surface structure?

4. What is the overshadowing problem concerning Franchesca?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term androgynous?

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