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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. In the dedication to the book, what object does Van der Kolk use to metaphorically characterize his patients?
(a) Kingdoms.
(b) Keys.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Beacons.

2. 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) Creative.
(d) Thoughtful.

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

4. Van der Kolk states that he grew up in which country during the postwar years?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

5. What sort of object did a group of veterans to whom Van der Kolk provided care give him for Christmas one year?
(a) A hat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A medal.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?

3. In which war did the veterans fight who gave Van der Kolk a particular gift for Christmas?

4. In what city did Van der Kolk convince a circuit court judge that memories of sexual abuse often remain inaccessible to victims for years?

5. While Julian was serving in the military, he remembered that he had been sexually abused as a child by which member of his community?

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