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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. Which of the following adjectives does Butler use to describe oppression?
(a) Faithless.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Inactive.
(d) Institutionalized.

2. Butler describes construction as caught between which two elements?
(a) Science and religion.
(b) Society and self.
(c) Destiny and fate.
(d) Determinism and free will.

3. Irigaray's idea of feminine "sex" is described as including which of the following?
(a) Linguistic absence.
(b) Absence of construction.
(c) Gender absence.
(d) Absence of constraint.

4. Butler believes that coalitions should be which of the following?
(a) Less open.
(b) Disappearing.
(c) Ignored.
(d) More open.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler suggests that we may be able to speak of what type of person without masculine attributes?

2. Butler claims that women are often identified with which of the following terms?

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

4. The subject of feminism cannot ground which of the following, according to Butler?

5. Butler claims that which of the following produce feminine identity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Butler describe the concept of splitting sex and gender?

2. According to Witting, what determines gender?

3. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

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

5. What is the significance of poetry in Gender Trouble?

6. Why do some feminists say that feminine identity is vital, according to Butler?

7. Why and how is gender created to oppress, according to Butler?

8. According to Butler, what is a woman's identity associated with?

9. What is postgenital sexuality?

10. How does Butler describe identification as being social constructed?

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