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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Another blow to the feminist movement comes when the Supreme Court moves towards which of the following actions?
(a) Reconsidering abortion rights.
(b) Removing gender-based arguments from its hearings.
(c) Removing all gender-neutral policies from public laws.
(d) Striking down the Equal Rights Amendment.

2. Women become a majority of the electorate in 1984. In 1986 how do they influence national politics?
(a) They elect a Democratic President.
(b) They return the Senate to the Democrats.
(c) They select Geraldine Ferraro for Vice-President.
(d) No answers are correct.

3. 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:
(a) Reproductive freedom.
(b) Equal pay.
(c) Educational opportunity.
(d) Health care.

4. According to Faludi, rather than helping women to overcome the problems with misogyny, the book If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? suggests that women can be happy only if they do all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) Stop trying to make men change.
(b) Strive to be self-fulfilled.
(c) Postpone careers until children are grown.
(d) Learn to compromise.

5. Part 2 of the book The Backlash in Popular Culture looks at trends in all the following media EXCEPT:
(a) Internet.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Print.
(d) Television.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chapter "Teen Angels and Unwed Witches" turns to which of the following media?

2. Child abuse laws are extended to the fetus and "fetal neglect" bills flood legislatures as a result of which strategy?

3. According to Faludi, abortion is legal in every state:

4. 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?

5. Television assaults the women's movement less than Hollywood movies; Faludi states that this is because of what factor?

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