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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire, Section V, Identity, Sex and the Metaphysics of Substance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Butler describes construction as caught between which two elements?
(a) Society and self.
(b) Determinism and free will.
(c) Destiny and fate.
(d) Science and religion.

2. The subject of feminism cannot ground which of the following, according to Butler?
(a) Masculine identity.
(b) Post-feminist politics.
(c) Feminist politics.
(d) Feminine identity.

3. Butler states that if the distinction between sex and gender is pushed too far, the idea of gender becomes of the following?
(a) Disconnected from the body.
(b) Disconnected from destiny.
(c) Disconnected from feminism.
(d) Disconnected from feminist politics.

4. Butler states that when feminism splits ideas of sex and gender, it also splits which of the following?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Unity.
(c) Trust.
(d) Desire.

5. Which is true, according to Foucault?
(a) Societal mechanisms are more important than identity.
(b) Requirements precede identity.
(c) Entrapping assumptions are necessary.
(d) Society does not impact identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many feminists say that the idea of "woman" is which of the following?

2. Irigaray saw women as the negation of which of the following?

3. According to Butler, coalitions effectively promote which of the following?

4. Butler warns not to use identity as which of the following?

5. Many feminists believe that one must develop which of the following?

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