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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Faludi cite as the most famous feminist to retract her views?
(a) Betty Friedan.
(b) Camille Paglia.
(c) Susan Brownmiller.
(d) Carol Gilligan.

2. Select the book that claims that children are worse off when parents divorce.
(a) The Little Ones.
(b) After Divorce.
(c) Parents Choices.
(d) Second Chance.

3. Who is nicknamed "The Breast Man of San Francisco"?
(a) Dr. John Voorhees.
(b) Dr. Robert Harvey.
(c) Dr. Hugo Ramirez.
(d) Dr. Jack Statz.

4. Faludi presents Ms. Magazine as a media outlet that has abandoned its flagship status as a supporter of the feminist movement. She writes that the magazine returns to its roots only after what happens?
(a) Congress abandons the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
(b) The Office of Domestic Violence is closed.
(c) A string of firebombings of abortion clinics in 1987.
(d) The Supreme Court restricts women's reproductive rights in 1989.

5. According to Faludi, cosmetic companies try to increase sales by ___________ their products.
(a) Medicalizing.
(b) Augmenting.
(c) Reducing.
(d) Cleaning up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her timeline of women's cosmetic trends, Faludi states that the bright, healthy, athletic look is popular in which era?

2. When making an indictment of 1980s films featuring female jobs, Faludi states that these movies do all of the following except:

3. ________ issues more miniskirts and says older women want to feel sexy on the job and ________ agrees: "gals" like to show their legs.

4. In Angels 88 screenwriter Brad Markowitz has been ordered to do all of the following except:

5. What is the message of chapter 11, "The Backlash Brain Trust: From Neocons to Neofems"?

(see the answer key)

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