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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 1 & 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?
(a) The present moment.
(b) The people involved.
(c) The statistics.
(d) The facts.

2. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," who stands up in defense of women who have been raped?
(a) The comedian's sister.
(b) A man in the audience.
(c) A woman in the audience.
(d) The comedian's agent.

3. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," why does Gay suggest a woman might not want to tell her story publicly?
(a) Because people will laugh.
(b) Because she doesn't believe it matters.
(c) Because it is true.
(d) Because it is too painful.

4. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Ernest Hemingway and Richard Yates.
(c) John Updike and Richard Yates.
(d) John Updike and Ernest Hemingway.

5. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?
(a) "Sex and the City."
(b) "Say Yes to the Dress."
(c) "Girls."
(d) "Project Runway."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown," who is Gay's primary audience?

2. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?

3. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

4. Which CNN anchorman offers five suggestions for the black community to overcome racism in the essay "The Politics of Respectability"?

5. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?

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