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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. Faludi asserts that a major objective of the attack on feminism is the desire to:
(a) Destroy the family bond.
(b) Return to capitalist traditions.
(c) Break women's political will.
(d) Encourage women to band together.

2. The backlash seeks to divide and conquer by pitting women against each other. Faludi describes all of the following battle lines EXCEPT:
(a) Young versus old.
(b) Working versus homemakers.
(c) Single versus married.
(d) Affluent versus working poor.

3. The author writes that the feminist movement is blamed for all the evil in ________ society.
(a) Futuristic.
(b) Historical.
(c) Contemporary.
(d) Every.

4. The "Big Lie" joins ____________ to the "dime-store moralism of yesteryear."
(a) Scientific research.
(b) Religious dogmatism.
(c) Legal maneuvering.
(d) Undercover journalism.

5. Why do politicians, journalists, and business leaders claim that women need no more help advancing?
(a) They are in the infancy of their independence.
(b) They have come of age.
(c) They have surpassed men in their accomplishments.
(d) They have returned to traditional roles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Advertisers tell women career success is harming their complexions and causing all of the following except:

2. What is the complete title of the book, Backlash?

3. This fragrance initially "celebrates women's liberation" but eventually ran campaigns in which under-aged models were used.

4. 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?

5. Sociologist Lenore Weitzman suggests that the issue of divorce should be handled by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

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