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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1988, at every level, writes Faludi, women candidates above the state legislature are at record low numbers and those who run generally lose. What does Faludi blame for this trend?
(a) The hard-nosed tactics used by the press against any woman candidate.
(b) The anti-activist agenda pushed by Charlene Heatherly.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) The "public drubbing" of Geraldine Ferraro.

2. Yankelovich Monitor surveys find that "masculinity" is often defined as a man being a "good provider." This has negative implications for which of the following aspects of the feminist movement?
(a) Women's choices of fashion and clothing.
(b) Women's desires to control their own fertility.
(c) Women's increasing presence in the political arena.
(d) Women's drive for economic equality.

3. Part 3, "Origins of a Reaction: Backlash Movers, Shakers, and Thinkers," begins by looking at "The Politics of Resentment: The ___________ War on Women."
(a) American Right's.
(b) New Right's.
(c) Christian Right's.
(d) National Anti-Feminist Movement.

4. 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 equal coverage to the feminist struggle, protests against the Miss America pageant, and burning bras.
(b) Faludi states that the media gives little coverage to both issues.
(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.

5. Which book shows Reagan's influence in criticizing the welfare state and pushing volunteerism and individual responsibility?
(a) In a Different Voice.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) The Second Stage.
(d) The Feminine Mystique.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faludi states that which of the following is less harmful to women than other forms of plastic surgery?

2. By questioning whether the "backlash" is a new phenomenon, some social observers admit that there has been:

3. George Gilder, a Reagan speechwriter, states that the women's movement does all of the following EXCEPT:

4. Faludi suggests that movies are used by men to deal with their emotions concerning women. How does she suggest this is done?

5. Chapter 13, "The Wages of the Backlash" shows all of the following undermining the progress women make in the 1970s EXCEPT:

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