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

2. Wittig wants which idea to be destroyed?

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

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

5. Butler describes language as a tool of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the maternal body represent to Kristeva?

2. According to Butler, what happens if the distinction between sex and gender is pushed too far?

3. Describe the nature-culture separation.

4. What do Beauvoir and Irigaray disagree on?

5. What is gender identification?

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

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

8. How does Butler describe homoeroticism?

9. Describe Butler's view of feminist theory.

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

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

Levi-Strauss makes points about homoeroticism and incest. How does Butler portray the arguments that Levi-Strauss makes? Does she agree or disagree with him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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