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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. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7: , "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts children watching their father complete what task?
(a) Paint a fence.
(b) Wash a dog.
(c) Wash a car.
(d) Repair a car.

2. Which score on the ACE questionnaire would indicate the largest risk of negative effects from childhood trauma?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

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

4. Van der Kolk states that those affected by trauma still have major symptoms three months after completing what kind of treatment?
(a) Talk therapy.
(b) Behavioral therapy.
(c) Massage.
(d) Acupuncture.

5. Van der Kalk states that the "essence of trauma is" (195) all but which of the following?
(a) Unbearable.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) Unbelievable.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement," Van der Kolk asserts that which poet must have had somewhat attentive parents?

2. How many days after 9/11 did Van der Kolk visit family friends who had been near the World Trade Center that morning?

3. In what decade did articles about False Memory Syndrome begin to appear in magazines across the United States and Europe?

4. What is the name of the woman featured in the discussion of massage therapy in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self?

5. What term does Van der Kolk apply to the "primitive" (88) part of the brain where PTSD sufferers experienced all activity when subjected to the gaze of others?

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