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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. The function of the brain, Van der Kolk asserts, is to ensure what?
(a) Solutions to problems.
(b) Survival.
(c) Logic.
(d) Homeostasis.

2. When Prozac was introduced in 1988, Van der Kolk realized that it was a drug that helped people be what?
(a) Present.
(b) Happy.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Grateful.

3. Noam, his father, and which other member of his family fled together from the wreckage of the World Trade Center?
(a) Noam's older sister.
(b) Noam's mother.
(c) Noam's cousin.
(d) Noam's older brother.

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

5. From what borough of New York City did Noam flee with member of his family on 9/11?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of object did a group of veterans to whom Van der Kolk provided care give him for Christmas one year?

2. From which person at camp did Van der Kolk learn about the functions of human kidneys?

3. What types of techniques became possible in the early 1990s and helped humans understand the way the brain processes information?

4. PTSD sufferers in the study explained by Van der Kolk nearly always went into what mode in response to being looked at?

5. What two activities were the only ones that could calm Tom when he returned from Vietnam?

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