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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. 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) Eagle Forum.
(c) Women's Agenda Conference.
(d) National Organization for Women.

2. In the books, Smart Women/Foolish Choices and Women Men Love/Women Men Leave women are told that their problems stem from which of the following choices?
(a) Delaying childbearing.
(b) Delaying marriage.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) Delaying career entry.

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

4. According to Faludi, surveys show which of the following types of women ranking highest in mental health?
(a) Professionals.
(b) Students.
(c) Homemakers.
(d) Mothers.

5. Which of the following women had oversight of the funding from the Women's Educational Equity Act?
(a) Leslie Wolfe.
(b) Jeane Kirkpatrick.
(c) Charlene Heatherly.
(d) Faith Whittlesey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faludi suggests that Western European "social feminists" have a better record with childcare and maternity leave because of which of the following?

2. According to Faludi what was one of the radical suggestions made by Franham and Lundberg's Modern Women?

3. George Gilder writes that family is the ______________ so males denied this are apt to________________.

4. NBC and ABC use which of the following to undercut women's efforts to organize?

5. According to Toni Grant, self-assertion for women is abnormal and relinquishing control is naturally feminine. Therefore, when women attempt to control their own destiny they are in fact showing that they are _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Recount the backlash's efforts to eliminate the effectiveness of the Women's Educational Equity Act.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Michael Levin and his wife Margarita Levin are highlighted as examples of a couple who espouse anti-feminist views while benefiting from feminist thoughts and perspectives. In what ways does Faludi believe this is seen in their lives?

6. The feminist movement gained support and momentum in 1984 when Representative Geraldine Ferraro was nominated for vice-president on the Democratic ticket. Four years later, however, female candidates running for office are at record lows and they do not win most of the races for which they run. What is the explanation for this vast shift over a four-year period?

7. According to Faludi, why are men like John Willke and Randall Terry engaged in the fight against abortion.

8. In their advice manuals, Smart Women/Foolish Choices and Women Men Love/Women Men Leave, Melvin Kinder and Connell Cowan provide advice that is harmful to women. Give some examples of this advice and why it is harmful to women?

9. Identify two of the books listed in this chapter that focus on women getting married. Explain why the focus of these books is not helpful to women.

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

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