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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll," what does Gay say is not a popular topic in fiction?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sex.
(d) Death.

2. In "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," what is the name of Gay's original nemesis?
(a) Hank.
(b) Marty.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jacob.

3. What does Gay state, in her essay "The Illusion of Safety," that life apparently requires?
(a) A dose of courage.
(b) A trigger warning.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Personal strength.

4. In the essay "How We All Lose," what does Gay say we need to overcome?
(a) Our resistance to diversity.
(b) Our resistance to compassion.
(c) Our resistance to nuance.
(d) Our resistance to love.

5. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what phrase refers to a culture where where it is acceptable for males to treat females violently?
(a) Rape culture.
(b) Sex culture.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Feminism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," what popular journalist "came out" in 2012?

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what book is the character Sara Levine obsessed with?

3. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

4. In the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," a son of a lesbian couple testifies in their defense. In what state did that couple live?

5. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what is the name of the Penn State football player who was accused of sexually abusing young boys?

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