View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the noted feminist that writes in the Forward of the book?
(a) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Lucy Stone.
(c) Margaret Sanger.
(d) Eve Ensler.

2. For what type of venue was the Vagina Monologues originally written?
(a) College students.
(b) Stage production.
(c) Street performances.
(d) Archives.

3. What is the first question the author presents with multiple answers in the book?
(a) "If your vagina had a name, what would it be".
(b) "If your vagina could talk, what would it say".
(c) "If your vagina got dressed, what would it wear".
(d) "What does a vagina smell like".

4. What physical structures does the author say western religions used religious art in the Forward?
(a) The prisons.
(b) The stores.
(c) The churches.
(d) Their homes.

5. What does the woman discussed in the introduction to "The Flood" do when she finally finds her clitoris?
(a) Yells.
(b) Cries.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Laughs.

6. What war does the author discuss in the introductions to "My Vagina was a Village"?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Bosnian War.

7. Which of the following is not one of the answers given to the first question the author presents with multiple answers in the book?
(a) A male tuxedo.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Combat boots.
(d) A turtleneck.

8. How are the side effects to the invasive genital surgeries performed on many women described?
(a) Painful and life threatening.
(b) Safe.
(c) Harmful but able to heal.
(d) Pain free.

9. Whose activist spirit does the author of the Forward describe when discussing her sex organs?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her mother and grandmothers.
(d) Her children.

10. Who advises the woman in the introduction to "The Flood", who had never seen her vagina, to take time and find her clitoris?
(a) Her therapist.
(b) Her gynocologist.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her girlfriend.

11. What does the quote used at the beginning of "The Vagina Workshop" use to describe the vagina?
(a) A shell or flower.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A fountain.

12. How does the speaker of "The Flood" first react about talking about "down there"?
(a) Upset.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Sad.
(d) Excited.

13. Which of the following descriptions does the speaker of "Because He Liked to Look at It" not use to describe her boyfriend's admiration of her privates?
(a) He took pictures of it.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He became familiar with it.
(d) He took time to explore it.

14. What are the ideals that the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" would like on a trip to the doctor's office?
(a) Excitedness.
(b) Hardness.
(c) Softness and gentleness.
(d) Niceness.

15. What kind of procedures were performed on orgasmic women who were deemed to have medical problems?
(a) Torturous.
(b) Safe.
(c) Light.
(d) Invasive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What anniversary does the book celebrate for the Vagina Monologue's original publication?

2. What do the workshop participants in "The Vagina Workshop" try to become with their vaginas?

3. What idea does the workshop discussed in "The Vagina Workshop" want women to go towards?

4. What does the speaker of "...My Mother Slapped Me" say bled into one another around her?

5. Why does a woman claim her husband started "screwing around" in the first monologue of the play?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 539 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample