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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 1 & 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Death.

2. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Popularity.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Laughter.

3. What was senator Davis fighting for, as stated in the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot"?
(a) Racial rights.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Voting freedom.
(d) Reproductive freedom.

4. According to the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what do women on reality television shows rarely demonstrate?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Self-awareness.
(c) Self confidence.
(d) Power.

5. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?
(a) "27 Dresses."
(b) "Bridesmaids."
(c) "Titanic."
(d) "Runaway Bride."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the disorder that is fantasized by the Fifty Shades of Grey series, according to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming"?

2. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," what is the name of the musician who sings about giving a good girl what she really wants?

3. What is the name of the book series with which Gay was obsessed in "I Once Was Miss America" ?

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," why does Gay suggest a woman might not want to tell her story publicly?

5. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?

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