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

2. Which individual or group was NOT mentioned among the people Maria was able to talk to as a result of her equine therapy?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The other kids in the program.
(c) Her horse.
(d) Her therapist.

3. In which war did the veterans fight who gave Van der Kolk a particular gift for Christmas?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

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

5. Maria told Van der Kolk that working with horses had allowed her to feel what emotion for the very first time?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Love.
(d) Safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Maria participate in an equine therapy program?

2. Van der Kolk states that it is common for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to take what action in regards to their memories of the abuse?

3. Chapter 12, “The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering,” begins with the assertion that scientific interest in trauma has been experiencing wild fluctuations for how many years?

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

(see the answer key)

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