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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book Backlash, attackers of the feminist movement are described as working to put women back in their "proper" place _________________ and __________.
(a) Physiologically, emotionally.
(b) Morally, ethnologically.
(c) Relationally, traditionally.
(d) Psychologically, physically.

2. Retin-A is approved by the FDA to treat _____________ and is eventually marketed to treat ________.
(a) Wrinkles, wrinkles.
(b) Acne, acne.
(c) Wrinkles, acne.
(d) Acne, wrinkles.

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?
(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.

4. By questioning whether the "backlash" is a new phenomenon, some social observers admit that there has been:
(a) Long-standing support for women's rights.
(b) Long-standing resistance to women's rights.
(c) An undercurrent of resentment against working fathers.
(d) A culture of support for working mothers.

5. In Part 1 of Backlash, "Myths and Flashbacks" which of the following myths is analyzed?
(a) Family Upheavals.
(b) Feminist Satisfactions.
(c) Man Shortages.
(d) Fertility Booms.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faludi, cosmetic companies try to increase sales by ___________ their products.

2. British directory/screenwriter James Dearden's screenplay makes the adulterous husband more sympathetic; however, according to Faludi, it was intended to be an exploration of what?

3. Guess Jeans' advertising campaign is based variously on all the following except:

4. Faludi asserts that the decade's only real infertility epidemic is among young _____ women and is caused largely by the failure to treat ______ early on.

5. According to Faludi, thirty years of data show that men suffer __________ __________ than do women.

(see the answer key)

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