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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1987, what does NBC identify as the possible "yuppie disease of the '80s"?
(a) The surge in infertility.
(b) The high divorce rates.
(c) Financial competition between husbands and wives.
(d) HIV.

2. The federal "reductions in force" hit women over which level twice as badly as men?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) G.S. 11.
(c) G.S. 5.
(d) G.S. 9.

3. According to Faludi, the pay gap in 1986 is actually what?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) $.70 on the dollar.
(c) $.20 on the dollar.
(d) $.64 cents on the dollar.

4. In the late 1980s, circulation of traditional women's magazines is down sharply with Good Housekeeping the worst off and Working Woman the best off. To what does Faludi attribute the relative success of Working Woman?
(a) Surveys show that Working Woman has many more loyal readers.
(b) Working Woman has a better system of distribution.
(c) Executives at Working Woman focus on traditional female roles, which is what readers want.
(d) The magazine is concentrating on career women's needs.

5. How does the Faludi describe the media's treatment of protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras?
(a) Faludi states that the media gives little coverage to both issues.
(b) Faludi states that the media gives equal coverage to the feminist struggle, protests against the Miss America pageant, and burning bras.
(c) Faludi states that the media gives greater coverage to both issues than they give to the feminist struggle.
(d) Faludi states that the media gives greater coverage to the feminist struggle than they give to protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women had oversight of the funding from the Women's Educational Equity Act?

2. According to Faludi, male crews comment that there are "too many women" on the job. This is reinforced by management's tendency to which of the following?

3. Which of the following terms was coined as a part of the backlash?

4. Unmarried, childless after forty, hooked on work, a 1970s feminist and the third generation in her family to have a low view of "traditional femininity." This is Faludi's description of which market research trend executive?

5. Which of the following occur following Reagan's second term in office?

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