Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following women is a Harvard-educated lawyer and author of nine books who twice runs for Congress?
(a) Beverly LaHaye.
(b) Connaught ("Connie") Marshner.
(c) Faith Whittlesey.
(d) Phyllis Schlafly.

2. In 1988, at every level, writes Faludi, women candidates above the state legislature are at record low numbers and those who run generally lose. What does Faludi blame for this trend?
(a) The anti-activist agenda pushed by Charlene Heatherly.
(b) The hard-nosed tactics used by the press against any woman candidate.
(c) The "public drubbing" of Geraldine Ferraro.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. In the late 1980s, circulation of traditional women's magazines is down sharply with Good Housekeeping the worst off and Working Woman the best off. To what does Faludi attribute the relative success of Working Woman?
(a) Working Woman has a better system of distribution.
(b) Executives at Working Woman focus on traditional female roles, which is what readers want.
(c) The magazine is concentrating on career women's needs.
(d) Surveys show that Working Woman has many more loyal readers.

4. Faludi states that in 1986, NBC and Cosmopolitan warn women of three side effects of divorce including:
(a) An empty bank account, bitterness, and loneliness.
(b) Loneliness, depression, and childlessness.
(c) Depression, loneliness, and an empty bank account.
(d) Childlessness, bitterness, and financial ruin.

5. The book backlash claims that which of the following is true?
(a) The gap narrows among Hispanics.
(b) The pay gap is reduced because of men's falling wages.
(c) The gap narrows among Blacks.
(d) The gap narrows among the college educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. The federal "reductions in force" hit women over which level twice as badly as men?

2. Which organization's findings do not support the idea of a "baby boomlet" among career women?

3. All of the following are listed for reasons for newspapers cutting available jobs except:

4. Beverly LaHaye founds Concerned Women for America (CWA); her husband Tim LaHaye is co-founder of which organization?

5. What percentage of younger women feel more akin to NOW than to either political party?

(see the answer key)

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