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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fraction of the total American female population is made up of poor women?
(a) One-quarter.
(b) One-third.
(c) Two-fifths.
(d) One-half.

2. In Chapter 7, what do the men learn the women in Herland do not have?
(a) Siblings.
(b) Surnames.
(c) Birth certificates.
(d) Navels.

3. At the lecture, what kind of girls is Jeff popular with?
(a) The scientifically-minded girls.
(b) The artistic girls.
(c) The athletic girls.
(d) The demure girls.

4. How old was Ellador when she caught a butterfly?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

5. Who helps Alima subdue Terry in Chapter 11?
(a) Moadine.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Zava.
(d) Somel.

6. How do women prevent pregnancy in Herland?
(a) By staying away from men.
(b) Through will power.
(c) By having surgery.
(d) By taking herbal medicines.

7. What does Terry say is the only thing the women can think of in relation to men?
(a) Fatherhood.
(b) Violence.
(c) Physical labor.
(d) Wealth.

8. What is Terry's courtship with his partner like?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Completely platonic.
(d) Short-lived.

9. What is Terry's view of sexuality?
(a) An expression of hatred.
(b) An expression of dominance.
(c) An expression of health.
(d) An expression of love.

10. What helps minimize Vandyke's desire for his wife?
(a) Concentrating on his research.
(b) Pursuing his hobbies.
(c) His wife's rude behavior.
(d) His wife's style of dress.

11. What are the elder women protecting the men from by keeping them imprisoned?
(a) Making social faux-pas.
(b) The country's wild beasts.
(c) Their country's dangerous terrain.
(d) The young women.

12. Why are food-bearing trees considered better than field crops?
(a) Trees produce food year round.
(b) Trees take up less space.
(c) Trees attract birds.
(d) Trees also provide shelter.

13. Which type of person is Herland said to lack entirely?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Angry.
(c) Unhealthy.
(d) Homeless.

14. As the men's tour continues, what does Terry learn to do?
(a) Say "I love you" in the local language.
(b) Be less offensive.
(c) Play a native card game.
(d) Skirt the difficult questions he is asked.

15. In Herland, what is one of the marks of coming of age for a woman?
(a) Living for one year at a temple.
(b) Cutting her hair short.
(c) Having an additional room added to her suite.
(d) Having her first child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women of Herland have to do to honor their Mother Goddess?

2. What do the men have a hard time conveying their ideas about to the women they are courting?

3. How does Jeff regard the girl who is assigned to court him?

4. What is the title of Chapter 8?

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

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