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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text, who runs mass media?
(a) Asian men.
(b) White men.
(c) Black men.
(d) Jewish men.

2. Which of the following is a consequence hooks describes as resulting from the fashion industry?
(a) Immoral women.
(b) Causing depression.
(c) Poor economy.
(d) Ruining self-esteem.

3. Which type of feminist did hooks consider to be most distrusting?
(a) White feminists.
(b) Male feminists.
(c) Black feminists.
(d) Hispanic feminists.

4. Hooks claims that which of the following would diminish the necessity for abortions?
(a) Abstinence education.
(b) Religious groups.
(c) Access to contraceptives.
(d) Education about domestic abuse.

5. For centuries, what were women taught that their worth was, according to hooks?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their appearance.
(d) Their skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade were women's studies on a solid course toward acceptance?

2. What is associated with the sexual revolution?

3. The feminist movement urged universities to rediscover what related to women and include it in their curriculum?

4. What forced the shoe industry to produce low-heeled business shoes, according to hooks?

5. What was the second type of new policy that hooks' claims as creating a new underclass of women and children who suffered as a result of patriarchy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does hooks say that a feminist is made, not born?

2. What did hooks describe as the two most important contributions to feminism?

3. Why does hooks feel that white females were the first leaders of the feminist movement?

4. In the 1960s, how did women show they were not constantly worried about being accepted by men for their appearance?

5. What did hooks describe as being the consequences of unwanted pregnancies?

6. Which movement does hooks describe as being most intense in the 1970s?

7. How did the mass media portray feminists?

8. According to hooks, what is the ideal situation for women in terms of reproductive rights?

9. What convinced black feminists that the feminist movement was a "white power grab," according to hooks?

10. Describe the challenges to abortion rights brought by Christian groups.

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