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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: This is Your Brain on Trauma.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) The Periaqueductal Blue.
(b) The Periaqueductal Yellow.
(c) The Periaqueductal Gray.
(d) The Periaqueductal Black.

3. In what year did Steve Porges develop the Polyvagal Theory?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2003.

4. In what decade was Thorazine first discovered and marketed?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1950s.

5. What kind of role does Van der Kolk say Noam had been able to take in his own rescue, saving him from deeper trauma?
(a) Passive.
(b) Active.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Creative.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fundamental avenues does Van der Kolk claim can "palliate or even reverse the damage" (13) caused by trauma?

2. From what borough of New York City did Noam flee with member of his family on 9/11?

3. In Chapter 2: Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain, Van der Kolk discusses being a witness to which transition in the psychiatric field?

4. From what location did Noam watch a plane slam into the World Trade Center on the morning of 9/11?

5. Van der Kolk states that when people are faced with danger, they secrete what substance?

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