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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with clinical depression if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Despair.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Listlessness.
(d) Dissociation.

2. In what year did Van der Kolk and a colleague conduct a study of traumatic versus benign memories?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1963.

3. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?
(a) Physical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Mental.

4. While Julian was serving in the military, he remembered that he had been sexually abused as a child by which member of his community?
(a) A priest.
(b) A bus driver.
(c) A coach.
(d) A teacher.

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

6. At which institution of higher learning did Mary Main work when she and her colleagues coined the term "disorganized attachment" (116)?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) University of Boston.
(c) Cornell.
(d) University of Washington.

7. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Elroy.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Pierre.

8. What is NOT an element described by W. H. Auden as one that resents "approaches that are too intense" (125)?
(a) Love.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Truth.

9. Van der Kolk states that those affected by trauma still have major symptoms three months after completing what kind of treatment?
(a) Massage.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Behavioral therapy.
(d) Acupuncture.

10. From what country did the writer of All Quiet on the Western Front hail?
(a) The United States.
(b) Sweden.
(c) France.
(d) England.

11. What type of abuse most often results in total memory loss?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Mental.
(c) Physical.
(d) Emotional.

12. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Henry Murray.
(c) Diane Foshe.
(d) Nina Fish-Murray.

13. Generally, a memory is captured more vividly if more of what substance is secreted at the time the memory is made?
(a) Adrenaline.
(b) Serotonin.
(c) Pheromones.
(d) Dopamine.

14. Which score on the ACE questionnaire would indicate the largest risk of negative effects from childhood trauma?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

15. In how many languages was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published soon after its initial release?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Van der Kolk undertake a study of traumatic memories versus benign memories?

2. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with bipolar disorder if a doctor focuses on which symptom?

3. In what year did a particular country's government issue the Southborough Report?

4. In what year was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published?

5. Chapter 12, “The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering,” begins with the assertion that scientific interest in trauma has been experiencing wild fluctuations for how many years?

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