HM46 – SEXISM IN THE HUMANITIES FINAL EXAM
1. Misogyny is defined as the social organization of gender in society.
A. True B. False
2. Androcentrism implies putting men on center and confusing maleness with humanity.
A. True B. False
3. Patriarchy can be defined as:
a. Male bashing b. Male domination c. Male objectification d All of the above.
4. A primary focus of a “third wave” feminist agenda is on:
a. sexuality and identity
b. equal pay for equal work
c. getting women into high positions in the political and legal system
d. environmental issues
5. The late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century women’s organization NWSA continues today as:
a. NOW b. John Birch Society c. Ms Magazine d. League of Women Voters
6. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written by:
a. Gloria Steinem b. Susan B. Anthony c. Mary Wollstonecraft d. Jennifer Baumgardner
7. Postmodern feminism:
a. Pays attention to how language constructs reality
b. Emphasizes truth is a relative concept
c. Emphasizes identity is multifaceted
d. Both (a) and (b)
e. All of the above
8. Second wave feminists often learned about activism from their experience in:
a. The abolition movement
b. The environmental movement
c. The civil rights movement
d. All the above movements
9. In 1961 the political network of second wave feminists encouraged President Kennedy to do what?
a. Establish a presidential commission on the status of women
b. Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
c. Establish women’s studies on college campuses
d. Allow women to vote
10. The feminist theoretical perspective that combines radical feminism and the insights of a class analysis is:
a. Liberal feminism b. Lesbian feminism c. Ecofeminism d. Socialist feminism
11. The act that required Indian woman to be burned at their husbands’ funeral pyres is known as:
a. Santeria b. Sati c. Sakandi d. Sufi
12. What protestant denomination has been embroiled in a public controversy between fundamentalist and
moderate leaders over religious and secular issues affecting women?
a. Unitarian Universalists
b. Presbyterians
c. Southern Baptists
d. United Church of Christ
13. Who was called the Great Mother in ancient Babylonian mythology?
a. Marduk b. Sophia c. Venus d. Tiamat
14. The document that came out of the UN 4th World Conference on Women in 1995 was
a. The Platform for Action
b. The Document of Sentiments and Resolutions
c. The International Manifesta of Women’s Rights
d. The Global Treaty of Women’s Issues and Concerns
15. According to Paula Gunn Allen in “Grandmother of the Sun,” pre-conquest American Indian women valued
their role as vitalizers. This is related to their role as:
a. Thinkers b. Mothers c. Artists d. All of the above
16. According to Judith Plaskow in “Standing Again at Sinai,” Sarah was one of the strong women figures of
Genesis.
a. True. b. False.
17. Concerning the craft of Wicca, Starhawk writes that the craft values most of all what concept?
a. Truth b. Love c. Devotion d. Energy
18. “Wicce” means what?
a. Connected to the goddess b. Earth-loving c. Compassionate d. Wise
19. In the article “Religion and Feminism’s Fourth Wave” Peay writes that after September 11, 2001, a founder
of the “fourth wave” decided she should:
a. Pray to the Goddess
b. Unite with other religious people in the US
c. Gather the women in support of world peace
d. Go back to the seminary and train to be a minister for peace
20. The male gaze can be defined as the process of men looking at pornography.
a. True. b. False.
21. MTV has been a positive force for some women.
a. True. b. False
22. Shows such as “Will and grace,” “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” have addresses what system of inequality
and privilege?
a. Sexism b. Looksism c. Ableism d. Heterosexism
23. Who identified the concept of the “male gaze”?
a. Gloria Steinem b. Joan Morgan c. Linda Alvarez d. Laura Mulvey
24. The “status quo” involves:
a. Established patterns of power
b. Systems of inequality that enforce “isms”
c. Political power groups
d. All of the above
e. None of the above.
25. Gender is best understood as:
a. Innate b. Genetic c. Heteronormative d. Performative
26. Which of the following are illustrative of the politics of sexuality?
a. Valentine’s Day b. Bans on gay marriage c. Prom as a heterosexual event
d. Both (a) and (c) e. All of the above
27. In interpersonal communication, women are more likely to:
a. Talk less in mixed-sex situations
b. Talk more in mixed-sex situations
c. Provide more feedback and confirmation for a speaker
d. Both (a) and (c)
28. The fear and dislike of lesbians and gay men is:
a. Misogyny b. homophobia c. Homoeroticism d. Gynophobia
29. Institutions pattern systems of inequality and privilege in which of the following ways:
