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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that women have a greater number of opportunities than they did 50 years ago, thanks to changes in what two elements?
(a) Policy and law.
(b) Career and financial stability.
(c) Education and human rights improvements.
(d) Marriage and family.

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

3. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?
(a) Masculine.
(b) Threatening.
(c) Intimidating.
(d) Scary.

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

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

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

7. The author laments the fact that society teaches girls to see each other as competitors for what?
(a) The attention of men.
(b) Accolades.
(c) Accomplishments.
(d) Jobs.

8. The author states that every time she walks into a Nigerian restaurant with a man, who greets the man and ignores her?
(a) The owner.
(b) The hostess.
(c) The concierge.
(d) The waiter.

9. The author states that the commands that society tells girls, such as "Close your legs. Cover yourself" (31) are examples of teaching girls what?
(a) To learn to protect their virginity.
(b) Shame.
(c) To hate themselves.
(d) To fight off sexual advances.

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

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

12. The author states that society teaches girls to make themselves what?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Weaker.
(d) Smaller.

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

14. What threat does the author say is much more likely to be levied against a woman than against a man?
(a) The possibility of having to resort to sex work.
(b) The possibility of physical violence.
(c) The possibility of demotion.
(d) The possibility of having a ruined or nonexistent marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the law enacted by President Obama in 2009 that sought to reduce the income gap between men and women?

2. The author points out that women can perform what action, while men cannot?

3. The author states that she has never thought it made much sense to leave what crucial task in the hands of others?

4. The author states that usually when a woman states that she has taken an action "for peace in [her] marriage" (31), it is because she has given up what?

5. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

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