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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Being - Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the author to write the book?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 10 years.
(d) A couple of weeks.

2. Outwardly, how does Sybil appear?
(a) A beautiful young girl.
(b) A willful soul.
(c) A scared person.
(d) A highly functioning young woman.

3. What best describes Sybil's mother's personality in the book before the doctor learns of her true nature?
(a) Distant.
(b) Very Strance.
(c) Unkind.
(d) Extremely controlling.

4. What does Dr Wilbur call some of Sybil's episodes?
(a) She does not believe that they exist.
(b) A schizophrenic episode.
(c) Manic episodes.
(d) A psychological seizure.

5. What does Dr. Wilbur immediately assume about Sybil's life?
(a) She is unable to control herself.
(b) She has amnesiac episodes.
(c) She has crazed episodes.
(d) She is not safe around others.

Short Answer Questions

1. After she gets well, why does Sybil feel rejected?

2. What kind of book is Sybil for therapists?

3. For avid readers, what type of book is this?

4. What are Sybil's three choices proposed by doctor Wilbur?

5. How did the author gain an understanding of Sybil's disorder?

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