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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. George Gilder, a Reagan speechwriter, states that the women's movement does all of the following EXCEPT:

2. Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change is written by which of the following authors?

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

4. The antiabortion message is championed by which of the following teams?

5. The co-directors of which of the following organizations declare themselves "the psychological arm of the women's movement"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Highlight Chapter 13's presentation of the prominent battle between NBC, ABC, and the women who choose to stand up to their policies?

3. 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?

4. How does Sylvia Ann Hewlett attack and affect the ERA?

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the trend of "fetal protection" and why it is practiced by such a wide cross section of companies, doctors, lawyers, and court systems. Does it have implications for men and non-child-bearing women? If so, how? What are the implications of this trend on society as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

The issue of pay discrepancies is significant in the feminist movement. Why is this an important issue for women to tackle? How does it affect the U.S. economy and have there been significant changes in this practice during the past 50 years? Cite evidence from Faludi's book or from contemporary society to substantiate your positions.

Essay Topic 3

Working Woman and Good Housekeeping are two women's magazines that have played a role in the fight for women's rights. Summarize the position taken by each magazine in regards to the feminist movement. Summaries should first present the magazine's position across the decades from the 1950s to the present and then deal with the position of the magazine in general. How do you believe their positions have affected the feminist movement?

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