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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity did Maria engage in during the years she worked with horses?
(a) Racing.
(b) Blacksmithing.
(c) Shoveling out the stalls.
(d) Dressage.

2. On what occasion did Van der Kolk see Maria again for the first time since she left the residential treatment center?
(a) Maria's high school graduation.
(b) Maria's funeral.
(c) Maria's 18th birthday.
(d) Maria's 21st birthday.

3. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(b) Lupus.
(c) HIV.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

4. The majority of the patients previously diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder reported being the victim of abuse before what age?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?

2. Van der Kolk asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?

3. How much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?

4. At the end of Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement," Van der Kolk asserts that which poet must have had somewhat attentive parents?

5. In what decade did articles about False Memory Syndrome begin to appear in magazines across the United States and Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one caveat Van der Kolk presents in relation to his claim about adrenaline in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

2. Describe Maria's feelings about the skills her favorite type of therapy was able to teach her?

3. What is "False Memory Syndrome" and how does Van der Kolk view it?

4. How old was Maria at the time Van der Kolk began working with her and what situations had she been in before?

5. Describe an instance when Van der Kolk points out the irony in a particular societal situation.

6. What was the source of the trauma experienced by the military serviceman named Julian?

7. Before World War I began, what was the most prominently used method of providing mental health support?

8. What does Van der Kolk see as the main barrier to survivors of child sexual abuse receiving the help they need?

9. What type of malady did Marilyn become afflicted with and what is the significance of this development?

10. What does Van der Kolk mean when he states, "Traumatized people simultaneously remember too little and too much" (179)?

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