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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. Butler suggests that we may be able to speak of what type of person without masculine attributes?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Heterosexuals.
(d) Children.

2. Butler warns not to use identity as which of the following?
(a) An excuse.
(b) A cause.
(c) A premise.
(d) A reason.

3. What does the dominance of man express to Butler?
(a) Homoeroticism.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Masculinity.

4. Butler describes which of these as not being inevitable?
(a) Matriarchy.
(b) Patriarchy.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Democracy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Butler describe as concerning themselves with cultural laws and roles in oppression?

2. Butler makes the claim that what type of genders produce coherence and continuity?

3. Butler believes that gender is which of the following?

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

5. Who does Butler lean toward in terms of gender asymmetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe masculine subjects as Butler views them.

2. What is Butler's main question in Gender Trouble?

3. Describe the argument between Foucault and Barbin.

4. According to Butler, what happens if the distinction between sex and gender is pushed too far?

5. Describe Butler's view of feminist theory.

6. How does Butler describe power structures?

7. Describe Butler's feelings about the body.

8. What is a consequence that Butler suggests results from the lack of clarity between distinctions?

9. What do Lacan, Riviere, and Freud disagree about?

10. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

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