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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does society-the U.S. in particular-have this kind of reaction to the process of change?
(a) Because its citizens are unaccustomed to having to wait for things.
(b) Because people need constant entertainment.
(c) Because change always happens quickly in the U.S.
(d) Because it has nothing to compare this process to.

2. What group of women are left out but really stand to benefit more from feminist thought?
(a) College women.
(b) Housewives.
(c) Middle class women.
(d) Illiterate women.

3. How did women working for change initially view the exercise of power?
(a) As a rejection of femininity.
(b) As a luxury.
(c) As something to strive for.
(d) As something negative.

4. Which of the following ideas does not appear in the author's discussion of long accepted views of motherhood?
(a) It is a woman's unique gift and should be held sacred.
(b) Women should not nurse in public.
(c) The mother is the only parent capable of good parenting.
(d) The home is the only place where good parenting can occur.

5. According to the title of Chapter Nine, what is one of the primary goals of the feminist movement?
(a) To legalize prostitution.
(b) To create a government department overseeing women's issues.
(c) To develop a new rating system for DVDs and video games.
(d) To end violence, especially against women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on your overall understanding of this text, what approach is suggested by the title, Feminist Theory from Margin to Center?

2. How should feminists behave towards consumerism, according to the author?

3. Whose ideas in particular does she address?

4. How does the author characterize the majority of feminist writing?

5. Overall, what is the author's approach to presenting feminist ideas in this book?

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