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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. Which CNN anchorman offers five suggestions for the black community to overcome racism in the essay "The Politics of Respectability"?
(a) Ron Howard.
(b) Bill Cosby.
(c) Don Lemon.
(d) Dan Lemon.

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

3. Who does Gay overhear speaking poorly about her while in graduate school, in the essay "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me?"
(a) Her boss.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) A classmate.
(d) A professor.

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

5. In the essay "Surviving Django," how many times in the "N" word used in the film "Django"?
(a) 50.
(b) 125.
(c) 110.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "What We Hunger For," who initiated Gay's sexual assault?

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

3. As mentioned in the essay "Tragedy. Call. Compassion. Response," what does Gay say tests the limits of language?

4. In the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," what does Gay say that Perry uses as punishment for infidelity?

5. In the essay "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?

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