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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's thesis is that well-defined and unified categories of women undermine the ability to represent which of the following?
(a) Women.
(b) Politics.
(c) Children.
(d) Men.

2. 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.

3. Butler states that women must take which approach?
(a) Foundationalist.
(b) Feminist.
(c) Antifoundationalist.
(d) Masculine.

4. To Butler, looking for sexed nature prior to culture is a result of which of the following?
(a) Low intelligence.
(b) Bad intentions.
(c) Good intentions.
(d) High intelligence.

5. Butler believed that the definition of what word should be permanently deferred?
(a) Woman.
(b) Gender.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler states that if the distinction between sex and gender is pushed too far, the idea of gender becomes of the following?

2. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

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

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

5. Butler states that when feminism splits ideas of sex and gender, it also splits which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Herculine's arguments, how can sexual nonidentity be achieved?

2. Why does Lacan find language misleading?

3. Describe Butler's view of feminist theory.

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

5. What does Butler think of Wittig's ideas?

6. Are Butler's conclusions effective?

7. According to Witting, what determines gender?

8. What is the purpose of binary restrictions?

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

10. What does Butler hope Gender Trouble will affirm?

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