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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. By the 1980s the media begins to hail the arrival of a "________ generation."
(a) Anti-feminist.
(b) Post-gender.
(c) Anti-gender.
(d) Post-feminist.

2. NBC and ABC use which of the following to undercut women's efforts to organize?
(a) Threats and harassment.
(b) Layoffs.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Promotion of corporate faithfuls only.

3. After the pop media launches its assault on single womanhood and increasing divorce numbers, what does Faludi quote as the percent drop in divorce rates?
(a) 0.2 percent.
(b) 2.2 percent.
(c) 2.0 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

4. The book backlash claims that which of the following is true?
(a) The gap narrows among Blacks.
(b) The gap narrows among the college educated.
(c) The gap narrows among Hispanics.
(d) The pay gap is reduced because of men's falling wages.

5. Which of the following terms was coined as a part of the backlash?
(a) Feminism movement.
(b) Mommy syndrome.
(c) Husband shortage.
(d) Biological clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1988, Robert Filoso defines the "New Generation" of female beauty with mannequins that are:

2. In the American version of the French film Three Men and a Baby, what significant change is made to the story line?

3. An analogy is made between heiress Patricia Hearst and many female characters of the 1980s. Which of the following expresses the comparison?

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

5. In the 1980s, Faludi makes the point that women are marginalized and can ask for childcare and parental leave only if they forego seeking all of the following except:

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