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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does non-reciprocity relate to?

2. In Gender Trouble, male-female distinction is compared to which distinction?

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

4. Irigaray's idea of feminine "sex" is described as including which of the following?

5. Irigaray saw women as the negation of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parameters does bisexuality lie outside?

2. Describe how Butler says bodies are regulated.

3. Are Butler's conclusions effective?

4. Describe Wittig's views and arguments.

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

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

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

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

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

10. According to Witting, what determines gender?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the journals written by Herculine Barbin. What is the significance of Barbin's ideas and theories? How does Butler support and critique them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the focus Butler has on the incest taboo. What arguments does Butler make about the incest taboo? Does the incest taboo have a strong presence in the text?

Essay Topic 3

In general, do you find Butler's arguments to be valid? Which arguments are the most valid? Which arguments seem to be the least valid?

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