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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 From Strength to Strength.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?
(a) That life is like a box of chocolates.
(b) That life is like building a fire.
(c) That life is like a sunset.
(d) That life is like needlework.

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

3. Which of the following types of individuals tend to avoid "traditional" lives?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) Religious individuals.
(c) Creative individuals.
(d) Political individuals.

4. According to Bateson, in what way is modern day life similar to studying a foreign language?
(a) Both can be disorientating and alienating.
(b) Both require studious exploration f or success.
(c) Both transplant learners into unexpected terrain.
(d) Both combine familiar components in unique ways.

5. What does Bateson describe as a constant riddle?
(a) Love.
(b) Gender roles.
(c) Sex.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women is interested in jewelry making?

2. What is Mrs. Erickson's first name?

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

4. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?

5. What article of clothing did Johnnetta receive as a joke from not one but two friends after earning her position as president of Spelman College?

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