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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was to be capitalized on in order to keep selling products?

2. What is the easiest way out of figuring out who you are and what it is you want out of life?

3. What does "acting out" mean in psycho-therapeutic terms?

4. What is instinctive in the human sense?

5. What is the unique characteristic of human existence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name at least three things that stand in the way of women's self realization. How do these things impede her progress? How can they be overcome? Are they legitimate things that hold her back, or are they imagined? Explain your answer and use quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the women that pursued a career and self realization, to those who went to college strictly to find a husband, get married and have children. How do they differ in personal growth? How does society of that era view both women? Explain the difference in their marriages. Use quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role that religion plays in perpetuating the feminine mystique. Why do you think this is the case? What does religion stand to gain if the women stay home? Why? Explain your answer.

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