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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century women's organization NWSA continues today as
A. NOW
B. John Birch Society
C. Ms Magazine
D. League of Women Voters
2. Patriarchy can be defined as:
A. Male centeredness
B. Male domination
C. Male objectification
D. All of the above
3. A primary focus of a "third wave" feminist agenda is on:
A. sexuality and identity
B. equal pay for equal work
C. getting women into high positions in the political and legal system
D. environmental issues
4. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written by:
A. Gloria Steinem
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Mary Wollstonecraft
D. Jennifer Baumgardner
5. Legal changes brought about in part as a result of the women's movement include:
A. The Equal Pay Act (1963)
B. The Equal Rights Amendment (1964)
C. The Comparable Worth Act (1975)
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. Both (a) and (c)
6. Which of the following is not one of the myths associated with feminism as discussed in Chapter 1?
A. Feminists reject motherhood and children
B. Feminists are greedy and want to make money
C. Feminists are angry and whiney
D. Feminism is a white, middle-class movement
E. None; all of these are myths associated with feminism
7. The feminist theoretical perspective that combines radical feminism and the insights of a class analysis
is:
A. Liberal feminism
B. Lesbian feminism
C. Ecofeminism
D. Socialist feminism
8. Postmodern feminism
A. Pays attention to how language constructs reality
B. Emphasizes truth is a relative concept
C. Emphasizes identity is multifaceted
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. All of the above
,9. Who among the following has been considered an antifeminist writer?
A. bell hooks
B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C. Camille Paglia
D. All of the above
10. The document that came out of the UN 4th World Conference on Women in 1995 was
A. The Platform for Action
B. The Document of Sentiments and Resolutions
C. The International Manifesta of Women's Rights
D. The Global Treaty of Women's Issues and Concerns
11. The UN 4th World Conference on Women held was held in
A. Nairobi, Africa
B. Paris, France
C. Beijing, China
D. London, England
12. Misogyny is defined as the social organization of gender in society.
True False
13. Androcentrism implies putting men on center and confusing maleness with humanity.
True False
14. One of the two central components of feminism is a reallocation of power to women over men.
True False
15. A strategy of liberal feminism is working within the system for change.
True False
16. Women received the vote with the Sixteenth Amendment in 1920.
True False
17. The strategy of "add women and stir" associated with the development of women's studies knowledge is
the most serious challenge to traditional knowledge and its truth claims.
True False
18. The integration of Women's Studies knowledge has occurred mostly in the biological and physical
sciences.
True False
19. The physical and biological sciences have been more resistant than the humanities and the social sciences
to embracing women's studies knowledge.
True False
20. Third wave feminism has its origins in the lives of the baby boomer generation of the 1960s and
1970s.
True False
21. Black women's studies grew out of the critique of lack of inclusivity on the part of traditional women's
studies programs.
True False
22. A 2005 poll about feminist attitudes found that about less than half of women polled agreed that feminism
had made their lives better.
True False
23. Transnational feminist perspectives support the notion of "universal sisterhood."
True False
,24. In "Claiming an Education," Adrienne Rich explains that students must:
A. Take themselves seriously
B. Seek out criticism
C. Think actively
D. All of the above
25. Adrienne Rich's article "Claiming an Education" was a speech she made at:
A. Douglass College
B. University of California, Berkeley
C. Amherst College
D. Bryn Mawr College
26. In her article on women and education Adrienne Rich emphasizes that students have the right to receive
an education.
True False
27. In "Claiming an Education," Adrienne Rich emphasizes that there are three parts to her contract that
include: costs of student education, appropriate housing, and safety on campus.
True False
28. What is the main message of Rich's article? How does it relate to the founding of Women's Studies as a
discipline?
29. What are the two aspects of the contract Rich alludes to?
30. Explain in your own words what it means to talk about the androcentrism of the academy.
31. What is the difference between claiming and receiving an education? What does claiming an education
imply?
, 32. How does your campus measure up in terms of the main issues Rich addresses in her article? What
changes would you make if you were President of your college or university?
33. Do you feel that you are claiming an education or receiving one?
34. Exercise: is your campus a place where women and/or people of color feel included? Safe? Walk your
campus and make a list of all the ways the campus is unfriendly or friendly in terms of its buildings,
public space, classrooms, student union etc. You can also do this exercise with a focus on disability
issues.
35. What is the history of women's studies on your campus? What can you learn from this?
36. The "Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly illustrates the concept of
A. Misogyny of the white women's movement
B. Sexism of the men's movement
C. Personal is political
D. All of the above
37. The "Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly uses which of the following to illustrate
consciousness raising?
A. Eureka!
B. OMG!
C. Click!
D. Hallelujah!
38. The woman in the workshop described by Jane O'Reilly in "The Housewife's Moment of Truth" imagined
herself a snake slithering into her home and being ignored by those around her.
True False
39. A key argument shared by husbands in "The Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly was that
their wives contributed to the household income and therefore were eventually deserving of help.
True False
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century women's organization NWSA continues today as
A. NOW
B. John Birch Society
C. Ms Magazine
D. League of Women Voters
2. Patriarchy can be defined as:
A. Male centeredness
B. Male domination
C. Male objectification
D. All of the above
3. A primary focus of a "third wave" feminist agenda is on:
A. sexuality and identity
B. equal pay for equal work
C. getting women into high positions in the political and legal system
D. environmental issues
4. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written by:
A. Gloria Steinem
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Mary Wollstonecraft
D. Jennifer Baumgardner
5. Legal changes brought about in part as a result of the women's movement include:
A. The Equal Pay Act (1963)
B. The Equal Rights Amendment (1964)
C. The Comparable Worth Act (1975)
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. Both (a) and (c)
6. Which of the following is not one of the myths associated with feminism as discussed in Chapter 1?
A. Feminists reject motherhood and children
B. Feminists are greedy and want to make money
C. Feminists are angry and whiney
D. Feminism is a white, middle-class movement
E. None; all of these are myths associated with feminism
7. The feminist theoretical perspective that combines radical feminism and the insights of a class analysis
is:
A. Liberal feminism
B. Lesbian feminism
C. Ecofeminism
D. Socialist feminism
8. Postmodern feminism
A. Pays attention to how language constructs reality
B. Emphasizes truth is a relative concept
C. Emphasizes identity is multifaceted
D. Both (a) and (b)
E. All of the above
,9. Who among the following has been considered an antifeminist writer?
A. bell hooks
B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C. Camille Paglia
D. All of the above
10. The document that came out of the UN 4th World Conference on Women in 1995 was
A. The Platform for Action
B. The Document of Sentiments and Resolutions
C. The International Manifesta of Women's Rights
D. The Global Treaty of Women's Issues and Concerns
11. The UN 4th World Conference on Women held was held in
A. Nairobi, Africa
B. Paris, France
C. Beijing, China
D. London, England
12. Misogyny is defined as the social organization of gender in society.
True False
13. Androcentrism implies putting men on center and confusing maleness with humanity.
True False
14. One of the two central components of feminism is a reallocation of power to women over men.
True False
15. A strategy of liberal feminism is working within the system for change.
True False
16. Women received the vote with the Sixteenth Amendment in 1920.
True False
17. The strategy of "add women and stir" associated with the development of women's studies knowledge is
the most serious challenge to traditional knowledge and its truth claims.
True False
18. The integration of Women's Studies knowledge has occurred mostly in the biological and physical
sciences.
True False
19. The physical and biological sciences have been more resistant than the humanities and the social sciences
to embracing women's studies knowledge.
True False
20. Third wave feminism has its origins in the lives of the baby boomer generation of the 1960s and
1970s.
True False
21. Black women's studies grew out of the critique of lack of inclusivity on the part of traditional women's
studies programs.
True False
22. A 2005 poll about feminist attitudes found that about less than half of women polled agreed that feminism
had made their lives better.
True False
23. Transnational feminist perspectives support the notion of "universal sisterhood."
True False
,24. In "Claiming an Education," Adrienne Rich explains that students must:
A. Take themselves seriously
B. Seek out criticism
C. Think actively
D. All of the above
25. Adrienne Rich's article "Claiming an Education" was a speech she made at:
A. Douglass College
B. University of California, Berkeley
C. Amherst College
D. Bryn Mawr College
26. In her article on women and education Adrienne Rich emphasizes that students have the right to receive
an education.
True False
27. In "Claiming an Education," Adrienne Rich emphasizes that there are three parts to her contract that
include: costs of student education, appropriate housing, and safety on campus.
True False
28. What is the main message of Rich's article? How does it relate to the founding of Women's Studies as a
discipline?
29. What are the two aspects of the contract Rich alludes to?
30. Explain in your own words what it means to talk about the androcentrism of the academy.
31. What is the difference between claiming and receiving an education? What does claiming an education
imply?
, 32. How does your campus measure up in terms of the main issues Rich addresses in her article? What
changes would you make if you were President of your college or university?
33. Do you feel that you are claiming an education or receiving one?
34. Exercise: is your campus a place where women and/or people of color feel included? Safe? Walk your
campus and make a list of all the ways the campus is unfriendly or friendly in terms of its buildings,
public space, classrooms, student union etc. You can also do this exercise with a focus on disability
issues.
35. What is the history of women's studies on your campus? What can you learn from this?
36. The "Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly illustrates the concept of
A. Misogyny of the white women's movement
B. Sexism of the men's movement
C. Personal is political
D. All of the above
37. The "Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly uses which of the following to illustrate
consciousness raising?
A. Eureka!
B. OMG!
C. Click!
D. Hallelujah!
38. The woman in the workshop described by Jane O'Reilly in "The Housewife's Moment of Truth" imagined
herself a snake slithering into her home and being ignored by those around her.
True False
39. A key argument shared by husbands in "The Housewife's Moment of Truth" by Jane O'Reilly was that
their wives contributed to the household income and therefore were eventually deserving of help.
True False
