QUIZ 1

Section 1 - Multiple Choice.

Please indicate your choice for the correct response. You can either highlight the correct response, underline it, bold the type, or write the word - correct - next to your choice. As long as I can tell which letter you chose as correct, you can use whatever method you want.
1. Patriarchy can be defined as:
a. Male centeredness
b. Male domination
c. Male objectification
d. All of the above

2. A primary focus of a "third wave" feminist agenda is on:
a. sexual identity and race
b. equal pay for equal work
c. getting women the right to vote
d. environmental issues

3. When do individuals first become aware of their sexual orientation?
a. between toddler and early childhood
b. between early childhood and middle childhood
c. between middle childhood and early adolescence
d. between late adolescence and early adulthood

4. Which of the following is not one of the myths associated with feminism?
a. Feminists are greedy
b. Feminists are radicals
c. Feminists are lesbians
d. Feminists are man-haters

5. Which of the following is the term that refers to one who hates women?
a. Misogynist
b. Homophobic
c. Androcentrist
d. Sexist

6. Which is not a characteristic of the essentialist position of human sexual orientation?
a. sexual orientation is determined by the genitalia you are born with
b. homosexuality is a genetic abnormality
c. sexual orientation is constructed by social and cultural message learned in life
d. homosexuality is caused by traumatic events
e. Both (a) and (c)

7. Which of the following was not a concern of the first wave of feminism?
a. the right to own property
b. the ending of slavery
c. economic independence from men
d. the right to participate in public and political activities

Section 2 - True/False

Please indicate if the following statement are true or false. You can either underline which selection you choose, put it in bold type, or type in the word True or False after the statement. Just make sure I can tell which response you have chosen.

1. True/False Gender and sex are equivalent concepts

2. True/False Gender construction is culture specific, not universal

3. True/False Roe v Wade, which legalized abortion was a main during the second wave of feminism.

4. True/False Domestic abuse rarely occurs among same-sex couples

5. True/False According to bell hooks a woman cannot be antiabortion and an advocate of feminism.

6. True/False Some cultures promote violence against women as part of their accepted cultural tradition