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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 makes the claim that which concept will probably end up being best understood as a bundle?
(a) Sex.
(b) Gender.
(c) Identity.
(d) Heterosexuality.

2. What does non-reciprocity relate to?
(a) Political oppression.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Language.
(d) Cultural laws.

3. According to Butler, coalitions effectively promote which of the following?
(a) Gender roles.
(b) Masculinity.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) Feminism.

4. According to Butler, insisting that unity of coalition requires totalizing a set of identity will undermine which of the following?
(a) Representation.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) Identity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Butler, binary restrictions on sex are constructed to serve which of the following?

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

3. Butler describes all sexuality as being constructed within which of the following?

4. Irigaray sees dialogue as a manifestation of which of the following?

5. Which is true, according to Foucault?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the concept of a taboo.

2. What did Levi-Strauss mean by the totality and closure of language?

3. What does the term "masquerade" reference?

4. How does Butler propose one can explode categories and oppositions?

5. How was the feminine identity created, according to Foucault?

6. What does Butler believe about the definition of gender?

7. Are Butler's conclusions effective?

8. What does Butler say about intelligible genders?

9. What does Butler mean when she suggests there is more mere convention in biological research than is supposed?

10. According to Butler, what approach must all women take?

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