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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does the author describe a young boy overhearing news of the British invasion in Chapter 2?
(a) April 18, 1775.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) June 16, 1775.
(d) September 16, 1776.

2. Lois Weisberg occupies how many different social circles, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

3. The stickiness of cigarettes is innate in what, according to the author?
(a) Parental disapproval.
(b) Media disapproval.
(c) Societal disapproval.
(d) The cigarette itself.

4. Researchers claim that the larger and animal's neocortex is, the more capacity the animal has for what?
(a) Tool making.
(b) Violence.
(c) Cognitive trust-building.
(d) Social interactions.

5. In one study described in Chapter 4, a group of seminary students prepared to give a lecture on what parable?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) The good Samaritan.
(c) The parting of the Red Sea.
(d) Abraham and Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 7 begins with the story of a Micronesian boy named what who committed suicide after his father rebuked him for forgetting to bring home a knife for the family business?

2. Throughout history, armies organized in groups of less than what number, according to the author in Chapter 5?

3. What sociologist at the University of California at San Diego leads the research on the causes of suicide?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3, Sesame Street limited itself by appealing to what?

5. To become a regular smoker, a person must reach their what, according to the author in Chapter 7?

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