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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. Which kind of ACE scores are associated with the greatest chances of problems relating to trauma?
(a) Low.
(b) Constant.
(c) High.
(d) Flat.

2. The system that makes memories fails if the experience is infused with too much what?
(a) Horror.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Context.
(d) Guilt.

3. How old was Maria when she first came to Van der Kolk's residential treatment center?
(a) 21.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 40.

4. What is NOT a trauma to which the woman featured in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self was subjected?
(a) Child abuse.
(b) Incest.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) Rape.

5. What is NOT a quality that results from an extended period of elevated stress hormone levels?
(a) Depression.
(b) Fear.
(c) Immunity.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. A character from which novel provides the quote for the epigraph of Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

2. In what year was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published?

3. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?

4. What diagnosis did Van der Kolk and his colleagues try to add to the DSM-IV before its publication?

5. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?

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