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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bad Feminist: Take One & Take Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what does Gay say is a tragedy?
(a) Death.
(b) Murder.
(c) Failing.
(d) Rape.

2. In "Peculiar Benefits," what does Gay accuse too many people of becoming?
(a) Privilege police.
(b) Privilege haters.
(c) Privilege supporters.
(d) Privilege criminals.

3. As mentioned in the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what kind of eyes did Tsarnaev have?
(a) Soulful.
(b) Timid.
(c) Kind.
(d) Haunting.

4. According the the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what metaphor does Gay use in reference to the reproductive freedom debate?
(a) Smoke screen.
(b) Time bomb.
(c) Time capsule.
(d) Sinking ship.

5. In the essay "Surviving Django," how does Gay describe her offense to the film?
(a) Cinematic.
(b) Racial.
(c) Personal.
(d) Stereotypical.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?

2. In the essay "Reaching for Catharsis," what kind of camp does Gay attend as a teenager?

3. According to the essay "A Tale of Two Profiles," what magazine featured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover?

4. After the tragedy, what does the king of Norway say is stronger than fear, according to the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response"?

5. As mentioned in the essay "the Alienable Rights of Women," in 2011, what percentage of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. lived in states hostile to abortion rights and reproductive freedom?

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