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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. George Gilder, a Reagan speechwriter, states that the women's movement does all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) Champions social welfare programs.
(b) Encourages women to work.
(c) Supports male misogyny.
(d) Allows women to survive without husbands.

2. 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) The magazine is concentrating on career women's needs.
(b) Surveys show that Working Woman has many more loyal readers.
(c) Working Woman has a better system of distribution.
(d) Executives at Working Woman focus on traditional female roles, which is what readers want.

3. In her timeline of women's cosmetic trends, Faludi states that the bright, healthy, athletic look is popular in which era?
(a) In the 1970s.
(b) The 1920s and 1930s.
(c) During World War I.
(d) The 1910s and 1920s.

4. What is Carol Gilligan's criticism of Lawrence Kohlberg's six-stage ladder?
(a) It is skewed to male bases for moral judgments.
(b) The data does not support the anti-feminist conclusions he made.
(c) Education and class are what actually determines moral judgement.
(d) The samples used are not sufficiently representative.

5. Faludi writes that all of the following designers try to push femininity onto working women except:
(a) John Weitz.
(b) Christian Dior.
(c) Calvin Klein.
(d) Christian Lacroix.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Faludi cite as the most famous feminist to retract her views?

3. What are the findings of the 1987 survey conducted by Fortune magazine on the issue of "bailing out," the term used to describe female MBA students opting for less demanding careers to concentrate on marriage and family?

4. According to Faludi, how are female characters treated in morality tales?

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

(see the answer key)

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