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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caretaking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following minority groups does Bateson NOT explicitly discuss in her explanation of the inequalities in society?
(a) Asian-Americans.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) Latinos.
(d) Women.

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

3. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?
(a) They have all faced frustration and difficult choices.
(b) They are all partners in highly successful marriages.
(c) They are all professionally successful and have wisdom to pass on.
(d) They are all hopeless failures in life, despite having passion for their individual arts.

4. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?
(a) Alice.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Joan.

5. Which of the following is NOT a category of Alice's life?
(a) Life with Jack.
(b) Life without Jack.
(c) Life after Jack.
(d) Life before Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women most frequently collaborates with her husband on professional projects?

2. Why was Mary jealous of her colleagues when she was living in Amherst?

3. According to Bateson, which of the following forces adds the most stress to marriages?

4. Which of the women in the book regularly starts their evening meals with an Armenian prayer?

5. What devalued the role of "mother" in the mid 1900s?

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