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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the key problem in promiscuity?
(a) Low self esteem.
(b) Conditioning by the parents.
(c) Boredom.
(d) High self esteem.

2. Wives became __________________.
(a) Experts.
(b) All of these.
(c) Know it alls.
(d) Complete dominators of the household activities.

3. Who wrote the famous study in maternal overprotection?
(a) Dr. Strecker.
(b) Arnold Green.
(c) Dr. Spock.
(d) David Levy.

4. In a Rorschach test, a majority of animal images over human images is indicative of ___________________.
(a) Immaturity.
(b) Sexual promiscuity.
(c) Infancy.
(d) Maturity.

5. What was wrong with children?
(a) They were following the feminine mystique to the letter.
(b) They were going through their lives without passion or direction.
(c) They all sleepwalked.
(d) They lacked fire.

6. How did the labor saving appliance work?
(a) To increase the functional time of a woman.
(b) To decrease the time it took for the modern woman to do things.
(c) By plugging it in.
(d) To create an increase in labor due to elaboration.

7. What does "acting out" mean in psycho-therapeutic terms?
(a) Behavior that is contrary to what is desireable.
(b) Delinquent behavior.
(c) Behavior that is emulated by the parents.
(d) Behavior that is not in accordance with reality.

8. If education has made American women feel trapped, frustrated and guilty as housewives, it is surely a sign that ___________________________.
(a) American women shouldn't be educated.
(b) American women should stay at home.
(c) American women shouldn't attatch to children and husband.
(d) American women have outgrown the housewife role.

9. What does Professor Maslow say about the words "feminine" and "masculine"?
(a) They are an abbhoration on the human spirit and character.
(b) They don't jive with his studies and aren't considered practical.
(c) They are misleading.
(d) They are necessary to segregate the sexes.

10. Which mothers were more sure of themselves?
(a) Japanese mothers.
(b) American mothers.
(c) Chinese mothers.
(d) Russian mothers.

11. Why is it easier to live through someone else as opposed to finding yourself?
(a) There is a lot of criticism.
(b) There are many problems to be faced with the family.
(c) None of these.
(d) It is frightening.

12. What is inextricably linked to a woman's sexual satisfaction and emotional stability?
(a) Duality.
(b) Autonomy.
(c) Passivity.
(d) None of these.

13. How did Andras Angyal describe this weakness?
(a) A social evasion of growth.
(b) A neurotic evasion of growth.
(c) A psychotic evasion of growth,
(d) None of these.

14. What was to be capitalized on in order to keep selling products?
(a) Fear of exposure to deadly bacteria.
(b) Desire to get the best clean.
(c) Guilt over the hidden dirt.
(d) None of these.

15. What is the second step in finding oneself as a woman?
(a) To realize marriage is over glorified by the feminine mystique.
(b) None of these.
(c) To understand that you will face scrutiny of your peers.
(d) To realize that the road isn't easy, but it is rewarding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the really crucial role of the housewife?

2. What must women do to avoid the dehumanization of their children?

3. Who was always blamed for the neurosis of men?

4. Women's chances at happiness in marriage _______ as their career participation ________ .

5. Housework was specially suited to what kind of girls?

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