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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion, From Parody to Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herculine says that sex is which of the following?
(a) A nuisance.
(b) An effect.
(c) A cause.
(d) A root.

2. Without recourse to some idea of power, which does Butler believe cannot be achieved?
(a) Liberation.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Society.
(d) Power discourse.

3. What does Butler want to see in relation to politics?
(a) Feminist politics.
(b) Masculine politics.
(c) Conservative politics.
(d) Post-feminist politics.

4. What does the dominance of man express to Butler?
(a) Homoeroticism.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Feminism.

5. Butler believed that the definition of what word should be permanently deferred?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Gender.
(c) Woman.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler says that Rubin's story relies too much on which of the following?

2. Butler describes construction as caught between which two elements?

3. What type of appearance does a masquerade give, according to Butler?

4. Butler describes all sexuality as being constructed within which of the following?

5. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

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