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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. Grant claims that Gilligan's In a Different Voice teaches her that the "______________" is the essence of being a woman.
(a) Discovery of self.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Embracing of one's femininity.
(d) Quest for romance.

2. Which of the following occur in the case of Angela Carder ("A.C"), age twenty-eight, a bone cancer victim who conceives in 1984 while in remission?
(a) After consulting her family, the hospital calls on Judge Emmet Sullivan to decide.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) Her long-time oncologist recommends aggressive treatment, but doctors and lawyers at the hospital worry about endangering the fetus and liability.
(d) The ACLU cites the Supreme Court precedent for putting giving equal weight to the mother's and fetus' health.

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

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 greater coverage to the feminist struggle than they give to 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 equal coverage to the feminist struggle, protests against the Miss America pageant, and burning bras.

5. Faludi suggests that Western European "social feminists" have a better record with childcare and maternity leave because of which of the following?
(a) The American feminist movement has been undercut by the backlash.
(b) The European feminist movement is more effective in attaining its goals.
(c) Europeans are more in tuned with the needs of women.
(d) Postwar European governments must rebuild their populations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carol Gilligan's criticism of Lawrence Kohlberg's six-stage ladder?

2. In 1984, who is the highest-placed woman in the New Right?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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