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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that most of the positions of prestige in the world are occupied by whom?
(a) Women.
(b) Politicians.
(c) The rich.
(d) Men.

2. What job did the man hold who advised the author not to call herself a feminist?
(a) Editor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Theater owner.

3. The author states unequivocally that society spends too much time teaching girls to worry about what?
(a) Their future husbands.
(b) Their appearance.
(c) What other girls think of them.
(d) What boys think of them.

4. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?
(a) Women.
(b) Rich.
(c) Artists.
(d) Men.

5. What is NOT one element brought up by the author in her attempt to differentiate apes from humans?
(a) Apes eat earthworms.
(b) Apes live in trees.
(c) Humans have opposable thumbs.
(d) Humans are not apes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?

2. The author says that she had read every published Mills and Boon book before she had turned what age?

3. What name did the author decide to call herself after being accused by the female academic of having been influenced by Western culture?

4. The author states that most of the positions of power in the world are occupied by whom?

5. What two items does the author say she had wanted to wear on her first day of teaching?

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