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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "Our Growing Modesty".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the women's society become physically closed off from the outside world?
(a) A volcanic eruption.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A rockslide.
(d) A flood.

2. What is characteristic of the village that the men see?
(a) The gravel roads.
(b) The colorful flags.
(c) The clean architecture.
(d) The wild-growing plants.

3. Why does Somel say a Herland mother would allow someone else to raise her child?
(a) Because it is unfair to focus all of one's attention on one child.
(b) Because mothers need to work to survive.
(c) Because children learn better in groups.
(d) Because the mother knows there are others who are wiser than she is.

4. What is covering the plane when the men find it?
(a) A thin layer of snow.
(b) A tough material.
(c) A wire net.
(d) A sticky tree sap.

5. How do the women refer to their society when it still included men?
(a) As bi-sexual.
(b) As man-ruled.
(c) As co-gendered.
(d) As two-sided.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Somel promise to provide the men with?

2. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?

3. What is Jeff's surname?

4. What intrigues Vandyck as he and his party travel upstream in Chapter 1?

5. How do the men travel in order to keep their presence secret?

(see the answer key)

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