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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bateson, what does American society value above all else?
(a) Education.
(b) Money.
(c) Family.
(d) Art.

2. Which of Mary's grandparents was a scientist?
(a) Her paternal grandmother.
(b) Her paternal grandfather.
(c) Her maternal grandfather.
(d) Her maternal grandmother.

3. Which of the following does Bateson cherish above all else?
(a) Static goals.
(b) Improvisational art.
(c) Individual happiness.
(d) Traditional gender roles.

4. What does the term "tweeded" refer to?
(a) A manner of dress.
(b) A mindset.
(c) An aversion to change.
(d) All of the answers are true.

5. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
(a) Understanding how individuals are shaped by their parents.
(b) Collecting pieces from the past to understand today.
(c) Opening oneself up to the world.
(d) Forgetting history to embrace individualism and self-empowerment.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?

2. Which of the following values does Bateson say is "inappropriate in today's constantly changing world"?

3. In what decade did family shelters first start to pop up in Boston?

4. What do the roadblocks of separation and division hinder a woman from doing?

5. What does Bateson discuss at the opening of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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