MULTIPLE CHOICE-
1. Which of the following is not a part of the concept of gender?
a. sexual preference
b. Socially acceptable clothing
c. sexual organs
d. speech
2. The National Organization of Women was formed during which era of feminism?
a. The first wave
b. The second wave
c. The third wave
d. immediately after the Seneca Falls Convention
3. Why did many heterosexual feminists not want to associate with lesbians?
a. They were homophobic
b. They had a completely different agenda
c. They wanted to associate with lesbians
d. They were afraid that all feminists would be labeled as lesbians
4. Which college had the first women's studies program?
a. Spellman College
b. Boston University
c. San Diego State University
d. Columbia University
5. Which of the following statements about Margaret Sanger is true
a. She had equal concern for all women
b. She thought poor women should be sterilized
c. She though abortions should be free for all women
d. She was concerned mainly with poor and minority women
6. Which best defines the social constructionist position of human sexual orientation?
a. human sexual orientations come from the social and cultural messages learned over the course of a lifetime.
b. human sexual orientations are predetermined at birth
c. human sexual orientations are based on the genitalia you are born with.
d. Both (b) and (c)
7. Which is not one of the five sexes suggested in 1993 by Fautso-Sterling?
a. Herms
b. Terms
c. Merms
d. Ferms
8. According to a Brown University Study, approximately what percent of babies are born as intersexual?
a. 10.2 percent
b. 3.6 percent
c. 1.7 percent
d. .64 percent
9. Which is the most commonly practiced form of FGM?
a. circumcision
b. clitorectomy
c. excision
d. infibulation
10. Which of the following is not a reason why some cultures practice FGM?
a. It reduces sexual desires
b. It will help to maintain virginity until marriage
c. Men prefer women who have undergone the procedure
d. It is believed to help with fertility
11. Which of the following prohibited Medicaid to be used for abortions?
a. the Hyde Amendment
b. The Welfare Reform Act
c. The Comstock Act
d. The Roe Amendment
12. Eugenics is the practice and belief that:
a. All people have the right to reproduce
b. Only certain groups should reproduce
c. Birth control should be universally available
d. Voluntary motherhood should be a right of all women
13. Which of the following focused on fathers having to provide child support whether they were married to the mother or not.
a. Aid to Dependent Children Program
b. The New Deal
c. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
d. None of the above
14. Which African Country elected the first female president of an African county?
a. Nigeria
b. Kenya
c. Zimbabwe
d. Liberia
TRUE/FALSE-
15. True or False Third wave feminists reject the claim that all women share a common universal experience
16. True or False Your gender identity is based on your biological sex.
17. True or False Male bodies are more vulnerable to manipulation than are female bodies.
18. True or False Margaret Sanger was pro-choice.
19. True or False Economic abuse is a form of domestic violence.
20. True or False As women age, their sexual desire decreases.
21. True or False In the U.S. welfare is most often associated with single mothers.
22. True or False Infibulation is the most drastic form of FGM.
23. True or False FGM is performed immediately after puberty.
24. True or False As late as the 1970's government funded clinics sterilized young women of color.
25. True or False Women earned the right to vote in 1920.
26. True or False Patriarchal systems see the family and the state as similar institutions
27. True or False Kimmel believes that privilege is most visible to those who have it.
28. True or False The 15th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
Essay- Please answer the following three questions in at least three paragraphs for each question.
29. Compare and contrast the three waves of feminism that have existed over time? What were some of their major concerns, successes, ideologies, etc.
30. What are contemporary norms associated with femininity and masculinity? Give examples of the various institutions that maintain these norms.
31. Why do women often experience their bodies as sources of despair rather than empowerment? What societal institutions are involved in this?