COM 316 UPDATED EXAM

uestion 1: The unnecessary highlighting of a person’s sex or gender through language is called Answer(s): • spotlighting (correct) • creating generic language • ambiguous gender • loaded gender language Question 2: Wood explains that boys’ games in childhood are reflected in men’s adult use of language. Which of the following is NOT an example given by Wood of men’s use of language? Answer(s): • asserting ideas • solving problems • maintaining others’ attention • arguing (correct) Question 3: When Luke (Gilbert article) speaks to the U.S. Armed Services, he tells the recruiter that he enjoys Answer(s): • musical theatre (correct) • video games • basketball • crossdressing Question 4: Elizabeth Gilbert prepares to be “Luke” by practicing a man’s walk that she “borrowed” from Answer(s): • her husband • a famous drag king • a guy she went to high school with (correct) • Robert Redford Question 5: Gilbert had to learn to do ALL of the following EXCEPT Answer(s): • lower her voice • lose the sparkle in her eye • set her gaze to the back of her head • laugh louder (correct) Question 6: According to Martin (citing Connell), masculine bodies are a source of for men. Answer(s): • anxiety • violence • power (correct) • hardship Question 7: According to Martin (citing Young), feminine bodies are often sources of for women. Answer(s): • anxiety (correct) • fear • power • hardship Question 8: Martin observed that girls were told to be quiet and to use “nicer” voices Answer(s): • more frequently than boys (correct) • less frequently than boys • the same amount as boys • only when they made noise in large groups