View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Minds of Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many conditions must be met in order for the brain to do its main job?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

2. In the dedication to the book, what object does Van der Kolk use to metaphorically characterize his patients?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Keys.
(c) Kingdoms.
(d) Beacons.

3. What part of her client's body was the massage therapist holding when her client called out to see where she had gone?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her feet.

4. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) HIV.
(b) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

5. In 1982, Van der Kolk accepted a position at a mental health center in what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tom do for a living after he returned from Vietnam?

2. What kind of role does Van der Kolk say Noam had been able to take in his own rescue, saving him from deeper trauma?

3. Tom refused to comply with which type of treatment prescribed by Van der Kolk?

4. What kind of expression did Marilyn draw on all of the people in her family portrait?

5. How old was Maria when she first came to Van der Kolk's residential treatment center?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 215 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample