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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "Our Relations and Theirs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do women prevent pregnancy in Herland?
(a) By taking herbal medicines.
(b) Through will power.
(c) By staying away from men.
(d) By having surgery.

2. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?
(a) Escaping at night.
(b) Giving the women their valuables.
(c) Learning the local language.
(d) Befriending the women.

3. What aspect of Herland culture has been simplified for the sake of the children?
(a) The language.
(b) The coming of age rituals.
(c) The religious practices.
(d) The way people dress.

4. Who are children raised by after the age of one or two?
(a) By the community.
(b) By a wise woman in a temple.
(c) By their grandmothers.
(d) By trained child nurses.

5. What are the lives of Herland girls equated to?
(a) A fairy tale.
(b) An enchanting game.
(c) A school holiday.
(d) A little girl's dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men discover they are being housed?

2. Which of the men's personal effects is missing when they awake in Chapter 3?

3. What impresses Jeff upon waking in Chapter 3?

4. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?

5. What do the men have a hard time conveying their ideas about to the women they are courting?

(see the answer key)

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