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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bad Feminist: Take One & Take Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?
(a) The Hunger Games.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Outlander.
(d) Sweet Valley High.

2. What television show does Gay say she studies for advice on law in her essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men"?
(a) CNN.
(b) Law and Order.
(c) House of Cards.
(d) Rescue 911.

3. What is the name of the musician who dies at a tragic young age, as mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response"?
(a) Adele.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Lady Gaga.
(d) Amy Winehouse.

4. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?
(a) Revolutionary Road.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Last Night.
(d) Little Women.

5. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who are the green girls interrupted?
(a) The teenage mothers.
(b) The women who get divorced.
(c) The beautiful women.
(d) The women on reality television shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?

2. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?

3. "Orange Is the New Black" is based on what genre of books, according to her essay "When Less Is More"?

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

5. As mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what is the name of the man who committed the horrific tragedy in Norway?

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