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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Expelled".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two core concepts which Herland's society is based on?
(a) The angel and the demon.
(b) The judge and the jury.
(c) The critic and the inventor.
(d) The philosopher and the worker.

2. At the lecture, what kind of girls is Jeff popular with?
(a) The artistic girls.
(b) The demure girls.
(c) The athletic girls.
(d) The scientifically-minded girls.

3. Who is the author of "Herland"?
(a) Ayn Rand.
(b) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
(c) Barbara Pym.
(d) Margaret Atwood.

4. What color are the houses that the men see?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

5. How does Jeff regard the girl who is assigned to court him?
(a) Jeff idealizes her.
(b) Jeff feels burdened by her.
(c) Jeff is friendly with her.
(d) Jeff dislikes her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women are in the room adjoining where the men woke up?

2. Whose Utopian novel influenced the author's interest in socialism?

3. How old was the author when she married for the second time?

4. Which word is NOT included in the list of terms the Herland woman have no cultural understanding of?

5. What do the women of Herland use to educate their children?

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