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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion, From Parody to Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Butler insists that unity is not necessary for which to be effective?
(a) Foundationalism.
(b) Political action.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Education.

2. Which term does Butler use to describe Kristeva's theory?
(a) Worrisome.
(b) Angsty.
(c) Wry.
(d) Self-defeating.

3. Heterosexism in a masquerade is sustained by which of the following, as Butler describes?
(a) Reality.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Faith.
(d) Appearances.

4. Butler claims that women are often identified with which of the following terms?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Sex.
(d) Faith.

5. To Butler, worry arises that the idea of which of the following has no meaning?
(a) Woman.
(b) Identity.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Foucault create a genealogy of?

2. Kristeva argues that which of the following exists in poetry?

3. According to Butler, gender differentiates which of the following?

4. Without recourse to some idea of power, which does Butler believe cannot be achieved?

5. According to Butler, the XY female poses problems to what type of categories?

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