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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Herland, what makes Terry seem ridiculous to his friends?
(a) Terry's dislike of the local customs.
(b) Terry's manly qualities.
(c) The way Terry flirts with the women.
(d) Terry's ignorance of the local language.

2. What occupations did the men take on?
(a) School instructors.
(b) Mining work.
(c) Forester assistants.
(d) Assistant inventors.

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

4. At the lecture, what kind of girls stay in Terry's discussion group?
(a) Unconfident girls.
(b) Intelligent girls.
(c) Pretty girls.
(d) Argumentative girls.

5. In Chapter 10, what are Herland's women said not to believe in?
(a) Independent thought.
(b) Preventative medicine.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Life after death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the elder women protecting the men from by keeping them imprisoned?

2. How does Alima feel about Terry after they marry?

3. What helps minimize Vandyke's desire for his wife?

4. How do women prevent pregnancy in Herland?

5. What are the lives of Herland girls equated to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ellador is upset in Chapter 10, what does the wise woman in the temple tell her?

2. Who is chosen to court each of the men, and how does each man treat his assigned partner?

3. Why does the Herland religion lack horrifying ideas? What does Ellador think about the tendency for other religions to hold onto old ideas?

4. Why does Somel say that Herland mothers are willing to allow others to raise their children?

5. Once population limits were put in place in Herland, what did the women focus on, and what was the result?

6. How did Ellador become a forester?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Vandyke say helps minimize his desire for his wife? How does Vandyke eventually come to view his sexual desires?

8. What are the two core concepts of Herland's society as described in Chapter 7?

9. What displeases the women about marriage in the outside world?

10. What is the men's view of a wife's role in marriage? After their marriages, how do their wives fail to meet the men's expectations?

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