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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. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what major event were the children watching in their science classroom?
(a) JFK's funeral.
(b) The Vietnam riots.
(c) The Challenger.
(d) The first man walking on the moon.

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

3. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," Gay suggests that women want a television series or move that is what?
(a) Inspiring.
(b) Relatable.
(c) Funny.
(d) Romantic.

4. 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 13 hours.
(d) Nearly 24 hours.

5. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway and Richard Yates.
(b) John Updike and Richard Yates.
(c) John Updike and Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," who stands up in defense of women who have been raped?

2. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?

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

4. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," who is noted as the main character in the novel Play It as It Lays?

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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