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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 "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Searing.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Cunning.

2. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what did the characters in the Fifty Shades of Grey series need to sign prior to starting a relationship?
(a) A marriage license.
(b) A journal entry.
(c) A new bank account.
(d) A contract.

3. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?
(a) Anastasia (or Ana).
(b) Kate.
(c) Kim.
(d) Jennifer.

4. In the essay "Girls, Girls, Girls," what group of people are often left out of popular cultures (such as television shows and films)?
(a) People of color.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Women over forty.
(d) Women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what two authors wrote novels that are classified as "women's fiction"?

2. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?

3. In "Girls, Girls, Girls," what is the film mentioned by Gay as an example of film revolutionizing female characters?

4. What sport do both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield participate in, as mentioned in the essay "I Once Was Miss America"?

5. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what does Bill Cosby say is one of the black community's biggest problems?

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