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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Faludi suggests that movies are used by men to deal with their emotions concerning women. How does she suggest this is done?
(a) They avoid movies in which women are not treated equally and support movies that show they are progressive and in support of the feminist movement.
(b) When watching movies with female partners, men cow them into silence by shouting at the screen.
(c) By watching tapes at home men develop bitter grudges and ongoing fears about women.
(d) In dark theaters men work out deep-seated resentments and fears about women.

2. According to Faludi, men's opposition to women's rights and the feminist movement is a source of:
(a) Passivity.
(b) Justification for the struggle.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Resentment and stress.

3. After Reagan's accession to the presidency, Faludi writes that the two political parties do which of the following?
(a) Begin expressing diverging views about women's rights.
(b) Both stop talking about women's rights.
(c) Both oppose the women's rights movement with equal vigor.
(d) Each present separate platforms for advancing women's rights.

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?
(a) The plight of a suburban housewife.
(b) The family unit and how it can be torn apart.
(c) A middle-aged man's fight for monogamy.
(d) An individual's responsibility for a stranger's suffering.

5. Faludi asserts that equal attention is given to _______ family size in whites and ________ family size among blacks.
(a) Increasing, limiting.
(b) Limiting, increasing.
(c) Limiting, limiting.
(d) Increasing, increasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book Backlash, attackers of the feminist movement are described as working to put women back in their "proper" place _________________ and __________.

2. All of the following are researchers on the Harvard-Yale marriage study EXCEPT:

3. The "Big Lie" joins ____________ to the "dime-store moralism of yesteryear."

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

5. Another blow to the feminist movement comes when the Supreme Court moves towards which of the following actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize three ways in which Felice Schwartz affects the feminist movement.

2. In chapter 7 of the book, why does Faludi write that retailers use the word "choice" to make their sales pitches "sound feminist"?

3. What are the implications of the findings that a divorce may not have as lasting a financial impact on women and that men are more likely to suffer greater psychological impact than women following a divorce?

4. In a survey of men, it was found that only a small percentage truly supported equality for women. Identify two reasons why men would support equality for women and two reasons why they would not support this initiative.

5. In the book, Faludi highlights the following three shows: All in the Family, Maude, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Explain what point Faludi makes by highlighting these three shows.

6. Select at least three media outlets and discuss how they work with the backlash to use relationship "scare tactics" to fight against the feminist movement.

7. During the 1988 television season, many female characters joke about being like June Cleaver. What point are they making by claiming this analogy?

8. Discuss the implications of the misinformation perpetuated by the Harvard study.

9. After Reagan is elected president, many changes occur in the political arena that affect the feminist movement. Discuss three of these changes and how they affect the fight for women's rights.

10. In your opinion, why do you believe that society markets marriage and children to women much more than to men?

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