In the Classic Tale of a Christmas Carol,a Transformation Took

question 136

Multiple Choice

In the classic tale of A Christmas Carol,a transformation took place in Scrooge despite his advanced age.In this tale,he eventually acquired a sense of intimacy and generativity.According to Erikson,is this type of happy ending typical?

• A) yes, because adult experiences can remedy unsatisfactory early resolutions to crises
• B) yes, because early experience has little carryover to our adult personality
• C) no, because unresolved early crises cannot be remedied later in life
• D) no, because it is rare for individuals to achieve the sense of generativity that Erickson described.

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Definitions:

Sons of Liberty

A group of colonial American patriots who organized against the British government prior to the American Revolution, protesting against taxation without representation.

Tea Act

A 1773 act of the British Parliament that granted the East India Company the right to sell tea to the American colonies free of taxes imposed on colonial tea importers, leading to the Boston Tea Party.

East India Company

A British trading company formed in the early 17th century, granted a monopoly on British trade with India and East Asia, playing a key role in the colonization and imperial control over regions.

Intolerable Acts

Four parliamentary measures in reaction to the Boston Tea Party that forced payment for the tea, disallowed colonial trials of British soldiers, forced their quartering in private homes, and reduced the number of elected officials in Massachusetts.