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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 8, Margaret Mead uses what type of profession in her analogy about accepting what we were born with?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Potter.
(d) Blacksmith.

2. What is the name of the personality that evolves when a child cannot trust their own feelings and takes on the personality traits of others?
(a) "Chameleon personality."
(b) "Shifting personality."
(c) "As-if personality."
(d) "Borderline personality."

3. By consolidating our own "inner law enforcer or superego," we can resolve what in a healthy way?
(a) The Oedipus complex.
(b) The inadequate feelings of childhood.
(c) Our fear of authority.
(d) Our fear of abandoment.

4. According to Art Buchwald, what are "the three worst words in the language"?
(a) Isolated, hopeless, angry.
(b) Lonely, stray, hospital.
(c) Hebrew, orphan, asylum.
(d) Jewish, urchin, institution.

5. According to the author, what do babies need?
(a) A consistent caregiver.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Viorst states that what kind of parents are sexually attracted to their child?

2. While in the hospital, a little boy who was set on fire by his mother is crying for whom?

3. How is it believed that infants perceive their needs in relation to their mother?

4. Viorst feels our sexual nature comes from where?

5. When does it become clear to the child that his needs are different than his mother's?

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