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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. Which of the following is NOT a way Mary lists as a reason for asymmetry in a relationship?
(a) Intellegence.
(b) Romance.
(c) Strength.
(d) Wealth.

2. What does Erik do for a living?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is an editor.
(c) He is a veterinarian.
(d) He is a pediatrician.

3. Which of the following women is not married to her partner??
(a) Mary.
(b) Joan.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Alice.

4. What is necessary to produce a fruitful academic relationship?
(a) One mustn't pose a threat to their colleagues.
(b) One must critique the other's work.
(c) One must take the lead in all acadmic social situations.
(d) One must acadmically stimulate their colleagues.

5. Which of the women Mary interviewed is the oldest woman in the book?
(a) Alice.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Joan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean to "compose a life"?

2. Which of the following riddles is NOT included in the first chapter of the text?

3. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?

4. What subject does Mary tackle with her metaphor of a "crazy quilt"?

5. What does Mary say Ellen's home "cries out for"?

(see the answer key)

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