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

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

3. George Gilder, a Reagan speechwriter, states that the women's movement does all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) Champions social welfare programs.
(b) Supports male misogyny.
(c) Allows women to survive without husbands.
(d) Encourages women to work.

4. Faludi claims that Robin Norwood stops making speeches, divorces, and withdraws into a "shell-like existence" after which of the following events?
(a) She claims that she is unable to escape the feminist movement.
(b) She realizes she is unable to have a baby.
(c) She is unable to command large crowds at events.
(d) She finds that her recovery by marrying the "right" man is short-lived.

5. Faludi asserts that the 1980s and early 90s legal attacks against pregnant mothers could not be motivated by a desire to protect fetuses because at the same time which of the following policies was in place?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) While mothers are prosecuted for refusing doctor's orders, poor mothers are not provided with the services they need to protect the health of their children.
(c) It is the lack of insurance and treatments, not drug addictions, that results in the widening gap between black and white fetal mortality rates.
(d) Doctors refuse treatment to mothers who are poor or are on Medicare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Medical journals define codependency as individuals doing which of the following?

2. Who does Faludi cite as the most famous feminist to retract her views?

3. 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?

4. Faludi claims that the requirement of parental consent results in which of the following statistics?

5. Grant claims that Gilligan's In a Different Voice teaches her that the "______________" is the essence of being a woman.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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))?

2. Describe the ways in which Poet Robert Bly affects the feminist movement.

3. In Chapter 11, "The Backlash Brain Trust: From Neocons to Neofems," an author states that male academics in an era of "political correctness" are like "shell-shocked" Cambodian refugees. In addition, feminists change departments and courses, and hire only their own. Faludi, however, suggests that the data show a different reality for women in academia. List three to five of her arguments.

4. 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?

5. When Faludi writes that New Right women are less "trapped in the backlash eddies," what does she mean?

6. Author and radio show host Toni Grant provides advice to help women be happy, overcome the obstacles of feminism, and get married. Highlight how her relationship advice contrasts with her real life relationships.

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

8. The media is highlighted as a field in which women see some of the worst progress. What evidence does Faludi use to support her claim?

9. 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.

10. 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.

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