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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hormone does the author say that men have more of than women?
(a) Progesterone.
(b) Estrogen.
(c) Cortisol.
(d) Testosterone.

2. According to the author, not wearing a wedding ring in a modern workplace results in a woman being seen as easily what?
(a) Dismissable.
(b) Lovable.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Manipulated.

3. The author states that to improve the gender problem, we must start by doing what?
(a) By raising our sons and daughters differently.
(b) By learning as much as we can about feminism.
(c) By weighing each one of our daily actions.
(d) By resisting gender-based stereotypes.

4. The author states that society teaches a woman at a certain age who is still what, to see it as "a deep personal failure" (29)?
(a) Without a career.
(b) Childless.
(c) Without a home.
(d) Unmarried.

5. The author states that women are instructed to always keep in mind that what aspect of life is the most important?
(a) Children.
(b) Travel.
(c) Career.
(d) Marriage.

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

7. What object does the author use as a metaphor for masculinity?
(a) An octopus.
(b) A mirage.
(c) A cage.
(d) A ghost.

8. The author states that modern society teaches boys to do what to their true selves?
(a) Bury.
(b) Project.
(c) Be proud of.
(d) Mask.

9. The author states that usually when a man states that he has taken an action "for peace in [his] marriage" (31), it is because he has given up what?
(a) Financial security.
(b) Emotional well-being.
(c) A job, a career goal, or a dream.
(d) An inappropriate hobby.

10. The author writes that "Gender as it functions today is a grave" (20) what?
(a) Relic.
(b) Travesty.
(c) Antiquity.
(d) Injustice.

11. When the author describes a woman she knows who has the same degree and job as her husband, for the completion of what task does the woman always thank her husband?
(a) For changing their baby's diaper.
(b) For taking out the trash.
(c) For cashing her paycheck.
(d) For doing the dishes.

12. The author states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?
(a) The ability to provide one's own happiness.
(b) The ability to make oneself proud.
(c) The ability to nourish oneself.
(d) The ability to clean up after oneself.

13. What two qualities does the author suggest that society focus on when raising children instead of focusing on gender?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Ability and interest.
(c) Happiness and satisfaction.
(d) Suitability and adaptability.

14. The author states that she knows that the lack of acknowledgement of women in Nigerian restaurants is not meant to intend what?
(a) Offense.
(b) Pain.
(c) Rudeness.
(d) Harm.

15. The author states that "the harder a man feels compelled to be, the weaker his" (26) what is?
(a) Resolve.
(b) Sense of justice.
(c) Will.
(d) Ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that physically, men are in general more what than women are?

2. The author states that "the problem with gender is that it" does what "rather than recognizing how we are" (33)?

3. What verb does the author use to describe the effect that the little things can sometimes have on people?

4. What quality does the author say society praises in girls, but not in boys?

5. The author states that the socialization inflicted upon girls makes them grow up to be women who have by then turned what into an art form?

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