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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Making of Meaning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Another condition of flow is how the __________ affects a person's goals and desires for their lives.
(a) Culture.
(b) School.
(c) Laws.
(d) Household.

2. __________ skills tend to reach their formation in the late adolescent years, according to the author's findings.
(a) Daydream.
(b) Coping.
(c) Flow.
(d) Memory.

3. What is the first reaction of the manager who has been passed over for a promotion in the company, in the author's example?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

4. There was a time when people were parts of a family because the ______________ required it.
(a) Crops.
(b) Family.
(c) Weather.
(d) Culture.

5. The nature of our nervous system requires the mind to take each event as it is happening and put it into __________.
(a) A box.
(b) Order.
(c) A memory.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the three goals systems that Pitrim Sorokin has introduced, based on various epochs?

2. While it is important to understand that humans are different from other life forms, it is crucial to understand that humans are not separate from _____________.

3. The author questions whether every minute of one's television watching was ____________ in the way it was meant to be.

4. Memory is an important part of every culture and is required to move ahead in any ___________ system.

5. The author points out that there are events in one's life which may escape a person's _________________.

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