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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What weren't these feminists called?
2. What had become a trap?
3. How does a daughter see "don't become a housewife like me"?
4. Why does mankind not completely live in the present?
5. Which statement best fits the main problem?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was it advisable for advertisers to not let the "Career Women" category get any larger?
2. What qualified women for the category of "True Housewife Type"?
3. In what way did society have to be restructured regarding sexuality?
4. What does a self actualizing relationship look like?
5. What things hold women back from achieving the education they need to be a beneficial part of society?
6. Explain how within the feminine mystique, to be exceptional, has such a negative connotation?
7. What is called the "youth serum" for women?
8. Define high dominance and low dominance feeling.
9. Why did real feminists believe the radical "man hating, marriage opposing" feminists were getting more media coverage?
10. What groups opposed the women's right to vote and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How can a woman's husband act as an anchor within the feminine mystique? Is this intentional? How is it ultimately the woman's decision to go back to school and continue her education? What things prevent her from doing so?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the social propaganda around the feminine mystique. How has married life been glorified and glamorized? Why has it been made to be more than it is? What is the benefit to women staying at home, from an economic standpoint. Explain your answer using quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the role of women in today's world. Has the image of women through societies' eyes changed much in the last fifty to sixty years? If so, how, if not, hypothesize on why not.
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