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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. Many feminists say that the idea of "woman" is which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Butler describe as always being a part of the language of gender?

3. Which is true, according to Foucault?

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

5. Gender can be constructed for political reasons to take which of the following actions, according to Gender Trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestions did Luce Irigaray make?

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

3. Describe the path Butler outlines that leads to identification.

4. Describe the disagreement between Kristeva, Lacan, and Butler.

5. Describe the argument between materialism and Lacanian positions.

6. What are the effects of the counterexamples of well-defined concepts, such as a well-defined category of women?

7. According to Witting, what determines gender?

8. Describe Wittig's views and arguments.

9. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

10. According to Butler, how can one develop identity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Butler's thesis in Gender Trouble? Describe the significance of Butler's thesis as well as how well she supports it. What elements of the thesis are weak? Which are strong?

Essay Topic 2

In Gender Trouble, what is a masquerade? Why is a masquerade related to the idea of individuality, sexuality, and gender? What connotation is masquerade given?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Foucault's ideas used by Butler in Gender Trouble. Are Foucault's ideas relevant to Butler's thesis? Do you think Foucault's ideas are weak or strong? What does Butler seem to think?

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