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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. Beverly LaHaye founds Concerned Women for America (CWA); her husband Tim LaHaye is co-founder of which organization?
(a) Free Congress Foundation.
(b) Heritage Foundation.
(c) Young Americans for Freedom.
(d) Moral Majority.

2. This author dismisses a young woman's objection about women's role in gathering supplies.
(a) Warren Farrell.
(b) George Gilder.
(c) Allan Bloom.
(d) Michael Levin.

3. Which of the following women is one of the co-authors of the book No More Lonely Nights?
(a) Toni Grant.
(b) Susan Price.
(c) Robin Norwood.
(d) Susan Page.

4. The co-directors of which of the following organizations declare themselves "the psychological arm of the women's movement"?
(a) National Self-Help Clearinghouse.
(b) American Psychiatric Association.
(c) American Psychosis Association.
(d) American Psychological Association.

5. To gain support for the anti-abortion backlash, the media frame the struggle as:
(a) A moral and biological debate over when life begins.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) A parental debate over maternal versus paternal rights.
(d) A moral and biological debate between mothers versus fetuses' rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Faludi, the pay gap in 1986 is actually what?

2. Which author uses fairy tales to generalize about men and women without offending anyone?

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:

4. Part 3, "Origins of a Reaction: Backlash Movers, Shakers, and Thinkers," begins by looking at "The Politics of Resentment: The ___________ War on Women."

5. In the 1980 presidential election, the only clear differentiation from the Democrats comes when the Republicans do what according to Faludi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the history of the term masochism and how it has been used to label women. Explain how the American Psychiatric Association considers adding this term to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1985.

2. Discuss at least two of the implications of the fetal protection movement.

3. As one of the czars under President Regan, Gary Bauer represents male politicians who attack feminism. These men attempt to serve the backlash vocally while being unable to do so in reality with their own families. Describe the contradiction for Bauer.

4. Summarize the case of Angela Carder.

5. Faludi writes that many fundamentalist preachers fear feminism because it threatens their status. Identify and explain the reasons she gives for this fear.

6. Summarize the Sears, Roebuck, and Co. battle with the EEOC?

7. The press touts a shrinking pay gap and decreasing discrimination for women in white-collar positions. According to Faludi, however, this is not the case. Explain the evidence Faludi presents to refute the presses claims.

8. Highlight the 1980s battle against abortion and women's rights to control their reproductive rights.

9. Why is it an important fight for the women to challenge the use of the word masochism in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM))?

10. Chronicle the life of Connaught ("Connie") Marshner after she leaves college.

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