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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Imprint of Trauma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of object did a group of veterans to whom Van der Kolk provided care give him for Christmas one year?
(a) A watch.
(b) A hat.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A medal.

2. From what borough of New York City did Noam flee with member of his family on 9/11?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

3. From what country did the writer of All Quiet on the Western Front hail?
(a) Sweden.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

4. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Mental.
(d) Sexual.

5. In what year did Van der Kolk and a colleague conduct a study of traumatic versus benign memories?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1963.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of abuse most often results in total memory loss?

2. How much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?

3. What is the second option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?

4. What is NOT a trauma to which the woman featured in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self was subjected?

5. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7: , "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts children watching their father complete what task?

(see the answer key)

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