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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 claims that sometimes, there is recourse to which of the following?
(a) The maternal.
(b) Melancholia.
(c) Gender.
(d) The unconscious.

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

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

4. Butler believes that gender is which of the following?
(a) Constructed.
(b) Caused.
(c) Chosen.
(d) Identified.

5. Kristeva views female homosexuality as which of the following?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Natural.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Healing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Butler describes construction as caught between which two elements?

3. Butler believed that the definition of what word should be permanently deferred?

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

5. Lacan said that there was no direct access to which of the following?

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