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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. Which book provides the "devastating" statistics that there is a seventy-three percent decline in a woman's standard of living during the first year after divorce versus a man's forty-seven percent increase?

3. How does the Faludi describe the media's treatment of protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras?

4. The author writes that the feminist movement is blamed for all the evil in ________ society.

5. According to Faludi in Chapter 1, all of the following attack feminists EXCEPT:

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?

3. Chronicle the evolution of Ms. magazine in the 1980s.

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

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

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. Faludi writes that getting ABC to put Marilyn French's best-selling novel The Women's Room on screen is Esther Shapiro's "most grueling" professional experience. What are some of the factors that make this project so difficult?

8. Discuss the way in which the movies and television treat the subject of women and careers.

9. What is the purpose of the book Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women?

10. What role does Women's Wear Daily play between the fashion industry and the feminist movement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the careers of Margarita Levin, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, and Betty Friedan.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the entertainment industry and its executives sway public opinion and how they are in turn swayed by public opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout her book, Faludi presents backlash supporters who bash the feminist movement while enjoying its benefits. She seems to make the issue black or white asserting that if a person does not support the movement entirely, then he/she is a hypocrite for taking actions that could be supported by feminists. Is this an appropriate position for Faludi to take? Why or why not?

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