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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Minds of Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) HIV.
(b) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

2. On what occasion did Van der Kolk see Maria again for the first time since she left the residential treatment center?
(a) Maria's 21st birthday.
(b) Maria's funeral.
(c) Maria's high school graduation.
(d) Maria's 18th birthday.

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

4. From which person at camp did Van der Kolk learn about the functions of human kidneys?
(a) His best friend Michael.
(b) His camp counselor Michael.
(c) His uncle Michael.
(d) His cousin Michael.

5. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
(a) Early thirties.
(b) Late twenties.
(c) Mid-forties.
(d) Mid-thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Van der Kolk states that he wrote the book to serve "as both a guide" (14) and what other object?

2. Van der Kolk realized when he read about Meier's experiments that just like the animals, his patients had been robbed of what response?

3. How many conditions must be met in order for the brain to do its main job?

4. Van der Kolk claims that the solution for survivors of trauma must include helping people to alter the inner sensory landscape of" (72) what?

5. In what year was the DSM-IV published?

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