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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Vandyke describe the Herland religion?
(a) As practical.
(b) As mystical.
(c) As enriching.
(d) As pacifying.

2. To the women of Herland, what is life about?
(a) Family.
(b) Leaving a legacy.
(c) Growth.
(d) Reproduction.

3. How do the women punish Terry at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) The women banish Terry from Herland.
(b) The women execute Terry.
(c) The women lock Terry up in a prison.
(d) The women publicly humiliate Terry.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT said to be lacking in Herland's literature?
(a) Adventure.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Sexual motivation.
(d) Bloodlust.

6. As the men's tour continues, what does Terry learn to do?
(a) Say "I love you" in the local language.
(b) Play a native card game.
(c) Be less offensive.
(d) Skirt the difficult questions he is asked.

7. What is suggested to have disappeared due to the lack of men?
(a) Eating meat.
(b) "Feminine" clothing.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Athletics.

8. What sense does Vandyke say the men lacked in their marriages?
(a) A sense of belonging.
(b) A sense of acceptance.
(c) A sense of possession.
(d) A sense of independence.

9. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) Happy Marriages.
(b) Our Relations and Theirs.
(c) Miscommunication.
(d) Our Difficulties.

10. What does Moadine say the women intend to do with the men?
(a) Teach and learn from them.
(b) Sacrifice them to their God.
(c) Eventually send them back home.
(d) Keep them imprisoned indefinitely.

11. In Chapter 7, what does Terry insist cannot be passed down genetically?
(a) Work ethic.
(b) Acquired traits.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Disease.

12. Who accompanies the men on their tour of the country?
(a) Their three tutors.
(b) The Herland Elders.
(c) Ellador, Ceris and Alima.
(d) Modine.

13. What do the women of Herland have to do to honor their Mother Goddess?
(a) Make sacrifices.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Follow the directions of the religious texts.
(d) Behave a certain way.

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

15. What does Moadine assume about poor women?
(a) That they do not have children.
(b) That they are lazy.
(c) That they are happy.
(d) That they are unmarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how does Vandyke discover the women regard he and his friends?

2. What do the women dislike about marriage in the outside world?

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

4. How old was Ellador when she caught a butterfly?

5. Who are children raised by after the age of one or two?

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