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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 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"?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Depression.
(c) PTSD.
(d) BDMS.

2. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how long was Texas state senator Wendy Davis standing outside in protest?
(a) Nearly 10 hours.
(b) Nearly 15 hours.
(c) Nearly 24 hours.
(d) Nearly 13 hours.

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

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is the green girl rising?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Maria.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Joan.

5. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?
(a) Women's fallacies.
(b) Women's nonfiction.
(c) Women's fiction.
(d) False fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what word best describe Christian Grey?

2. In her essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what does Gay say that humor about sexual violence suggests?

3. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?

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

5. What book does Gay reference in her essay "Beyond the Measure of Men" as an example of short stories that tell the many ways men and women failure one another?

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