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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Expelled".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does the Goddess of Motherhood bear?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

2. What aspect of Herland culture has been simplified for the sake of the children?
(a) The coming of age rituals.
(b) The language.
(c) The religious practices.
(d) The way people dress.

3. By Chapter 10, what are the men actively hiding from the women?
(a) That the men are in love with the women.
(b) The ills of the outside world.
(c) That the men are documenting Herland's culture.
(d) A planned escape from Herland.

4. What do the men think makes the women look unfeminine?
(a) Their clothing.
(b) Their lack of makeup.
(c) Their short hair.
(d) The way they walk.

5. What name does Terry apply to the elder women?
(a) The Commanders.
(b) The Colonels.
(c) The Mistresses.
(d) The Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Herland, what makes Terry seem ridiculous to his friends?

2. In Chapter 7, with what are the men said to be "at last considered sufficiently tamed and trained to be trusted"?

3. What does Lane say the author considered herself to be?

4. What are the two core concepts which Herland's society is based on?

5. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?

(see the answer key)

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