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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 her essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what does Gay say that humor about sexual violence suggests?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Judgement.
(d) Permissiveness.

2. According to the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," what buildings would have been destroyed had senator Davis not convinced the legislation to not pass?
(a) Schools.
(b) Abortion clinics.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Libraries.

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

4. What HBO television series created by Lena Dunham does Gay analyze in the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls"?
(a) "Say Yes to the Dress."
(b) "Project Runway."
(c) "Sex and the City."
(d) "Girls."

5. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," how does Gay describe the world in which we live?
(a) Diverse.
(b) Messy.
(c) Over populated.
(d) Judgmental.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what does Gay say is contagious?

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

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

5. Which CNN anchorman offers five suggestions for the black community to overcome racism in the essay "The Politics of Respectability"?

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