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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Part 3, "Origins of a Reaction: Backlash Movers, Shakers, and Thinkers," begins by looking at "The Politics of Resentment: The ___________ War on Women."
(a) Christian Right's.
(b) American Right's.
(c) National Anti-Feminist Movement.
(d) New Right's.

2. The antiabortion message is championed by which of the following teams?
(a) New York Yankees.
(b) The New York Knicks.
(c) New York Rangers.
(d) The New York Giants.

3. According to Faludi, abortion is legal in every state:
(a) Since colonial times.
(b) And is supported by a majority of women.
(c) Until women's rights becomes an issue in the mid nineteenth century.
(d) All of the above.

4. In the summer following the 1988 election, which women's organization held a conference at which a motion passes to discuss a third political party?
(a) Concerned Women for America.
(b) National Organization for Women.
(c) Women's Agenda Conference.
(d) Eagle Forum.

5. Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change is written by which of the following authors?
(a) Teresa Bernardez.
(b) Toni Grant.
(c) Robin Norwood.
(d) Karen Horney.

6. According to Faludi, the 1980s are awash with books about women's special virtues of:
(a) All of the Above.
(b) Contextual thinking.
(c) Caring.
(d) Nurturing.

7. Which book shows Reagan's influence in criticizing the welfare state and pushing volunteerism and individual responsibility?
(a) In a Different Voice.
(b) The Second Stage.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) The Feminine Mystique.

8. Both Susan and Stephen Price claim to be ___________ in a ___________ age.
(a) Anti-feminists, anti-feminist.
(b) Feminists, post-feminist.
(c) Feminists, anti-feminist.
(d) No answers are correct.

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

10. Why does Faludi believe Warren Farrell's loses his enthusiasm for the feminist movement?
(a) He is tired of defending his position.
(b) Women are unhappy that he is a spokesman for the movement.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Feminism is fading in the media.

11. In 1984, who is the highest-placed woman in the New Right?
(a) Faith Whittlesey.
(b) Phyllis Schlafly.
(c) Connaught ("Connie") Marshner.
(d) Beverly LaHaye.

12. The Price's use all of the following accommodations to a feminist lifestyle except which of the following?
(a) They use babysitters and nursery schools and Susan is content.
(b) Susan does not complete her professional studies to become a therapist.
(c) Susan puts Stephen through graduate school.
(d) Susan does not want to be a homemaker, over Stephen's objections.

13. Which of the following companies chooses to fight the EEOC's case brought against it?
(a) General Motors.
(b) AT&T.
(c) Sears Roebuck & Co.
(d) General Electric.

14. If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? (1988) was written by which of the following authors?
(a) Toni Grant.
(b) Robin Norwood.
(c) Susan Price.
(d) Susan Page.

15. 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) Health care.
(b) Equal pay.
(c) Reproductive freedom.
(d) Educational opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Women become a majority of the electorate in 1984. In 1986 how do they influence national politics?

2. In 1988, at every level, writes Faludi, women candidates above the state legislature are at record low numbers and those who run generally lose. What does Faludi blame for this trend?

3. Which of the following women had oversight of the funding from the Women's Educational Equity Act?

4. Beverly LaHaye founds Concerned Women for America (CWA); her husband Tim LaHaye is co-founder of which organization?

5. Which backlash proponent calls himself "America's Number-One Anti-feminist"?

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