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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author relates that her primary school teacher had announced that how many of the top test-takers would become class monitors?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

2. What does the author say happens every time she tries to read a classic feminist text?
(a) She gets inspired and cannot wait to read another one.
(b) She gets bored and struggles to finish.
(c) She prays that her daughters will thrive.
(d) She thinks of her female ancestors.

3. The only TED Talk the author had given prior to her speech about feminism was called "The Danger of the Single Story" and focused on what topic?
(a) Sterotypes.
(b) Ageism.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Transphobia.

4. The author says that "if we see something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Normal.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Part of the landscape.
(d) Integral to our lives.

5. In what country was the author's original TED Talk about feminism given?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) Zambia.
(c) The United States.
(d) Nigeria.

6. What name did the author decide to call herself after listening to the man advise her not to call herself a feminist?
(a) A Happy Feminist.
(b) A Pretty Feminist.
(c) A Discerning Feminist.
(d) A Jolly Feminist.

7. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?
(a) Largest.
(b) Richest.
(c) Smallest.
(d) Poorest.

8. The author says that "if we do something over and over, it becomes" (12) what?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Normal.
(c) Linked to muscle memory.
(d) Second-nature.

9. What is NOT on the author's list of stereptypical beliefs regarding feminists?
(a) Feminists do not wear deodorant.
(b) Feminists hate men.
(c) Feminists do not have a sense of humor.
(d) Feminists dress in unattractive clothes.

10. How does the author describe the town in which she attended primary school?
(a) As a farming town.
(b) As a sleepy little town.
(c) As a working class town.
(d) As a university town.

11. How did the author perform on the test meant to assign class monitors?
(a) She earned the second-highest score in the class.
(b) She earned the lowest score in the class.
(c) She earned the third-highest score in the class.
(d) She earned the highest score in the class.

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

13. The author says that a dear friend of hers once told her that calling herself a feminist meant what?
(a) That she was too political for her own good.
(b) That she was probably gay.
(c) That she hated men.
(d) That she was too pretty for such a label.

14. The author says that just like in many big cities, doing what in Lagos in the evenings can be difficult?
(a) Making reservations.
(b) Finding parking.
(c) Remaining safe.
(d) Finding a taxi.

15. How old was the author when the qualifying tests were given to determine the roles of class monitors?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say about the class monitor incident?

2. In what country did the author attend primary school?

3. What type of point of view is used within the author's list of stereotypical qualities attributed to feminists?

4. The author says that the first time she was called a feminist, the speaker's tone had been the same tone a person would use to accuse someone of being a what?

5. Because the author had not known what the word feminist meant the first time it was applied to her, she planned to do what the moment she arrived home?

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