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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. 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 teacher.
(b) A coach.
(c) A priest.
(d) A bus driver.

2. Maria told Van der Kolk that equine therapy had helped her make what types of connections with another living creature?
(a) Mutual.
(b) Visceral.
(c) Safe.
(d) Social.

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

4. 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 18th birthday.
(c) Maria's 21st birthday.
(d) Maria's funeral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which individual or group was NOT mentioned among the people Maria was able to talk to as a result of her equine therapy?

2. In what year was the final piece of scientific literature published about the effects of combat trauma?

3. In what state did Van der Kolk work with kids in the Children's Center at a particular mental health center?

4. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?

5. How many days before Julian would have been eligible for full benefits was he discharged from the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the epigraph included with Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement depict the theme of community?

2. What book published in 1929 refocused the public's attention back onto the issue of trauma?

3. Who was Pierre Janet and what is the name of the book he wrote that strongly influenced Van der Kolk?

4. What is the main claim put forth in the book by Pierre Janet discussed in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

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

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

7. What is "Auden's Rule" (125) and what is its purpose?

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

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

10. 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"?

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