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

2. Van der Kolk states that he wrote the book to serve "as both a guide" (14) and what other object?
(a) A boost.
(b) A hand.
(c) A
(d) An invitation.

3. In what state did Van der Kolk work with kids in the Children's Center at a particular mental health center?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) Florida.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. In what year did a particular country's government issue the Southborough Report?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1967.

5. What color was the object Noam drew at the bottom of his picture that piqued Van der Kolk's interest?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. What is the name of the woman featured in the discussion of massage therapy in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 2: Revolution in Understanding Mind and Brain, Van der Kolk explains that when he saw the limitations of drugs in the treatment of trauma, he began to look for treatments that were more what?

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