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

2. What does non-reciprocity relate to?

3. Butler claims that the idea of conceiving sex in a concrete way supports which of these?

4. Many feminists believe that one must develop which of the following?

5. According to Butler, insisting that unity of coalition requires totalizing a set of identity will undermine which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is gender identification?

4. What parameters does bisexuality lie outside?

5. Describe the argument between Foucault and Barbin.

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

7. Describe masculine subjects as Butler views them.

8. According to Witting, what determines gender?

9. How does Butler describe homoeroticism?

10. What does Butler hope Gender Trouble will affirm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the portrayals of feminist and masculine discourse. What makes feminist discourse circular and masculine discourse bigoted, according to Beauvoir?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the importance of power as it relates to sexuality, according to Butler and feminist theorists.

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in Gender Trouble? What are some of the symbols used in the text? Examine the use of at least two, as well as their purpose in the context of the book.

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