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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Women's progress in the military falls after the Carter administration had ushered in a _______________ growth rate.
(a) Marginal.
(b) 800%.
(c) Small.
(d) Undocumented but noteworthy.

2. What are the findings of the 1987 survey conducted by Fortune magazine on the issue of "bailing out," the term used to describe female MBA students opting for less demanding careers to concentrate on marriage and family?
(a) It finds no gender gap--both men and women are putting family over professional advancement.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) It finds a tiny gender gap--with more women than men putting family over professional advancement.
(d) It finds a tiny gender gap--with more men than women putting family over professional advancement.

3. The New Right select which of the following adjectives to describe feminism?
(a) Insipid.
(b) Satanic.
(c) Unrelenting.
(d) Timely.

4. How does the Faludi describe the media's treatment of protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras?
(a) Faludi states that the media gives greater coverage to both issues than they give to the feminist struggle.
(b) Faludi states that the media gives equal coverage to the feminist struggle, protests against the Miss America pageant, and burning bras.
(c) Faludi states that the media gives little coverage to both issues.
(d) Faludi states that the media gives greater coverage to the feminist struggle than they give to protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras.

5. In 1987, what does NBC identify as the possible "yuppie disease of the '80s"?
(a) HIV.
(b) Financial competition between husbands and wives.
(c) The surge in infertility.
(d) The high divorce rates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms was coined as a part of the backlash?

2. Unmarried, childless after forty, hooked on work, a 1970s feminist and the third generation in her family to have a low view of "traditional femininity." This is Faludi's description of which market research trend executive?

3. Which organization's findings do not support the idea of a "baby boomlet" among career women?

4. In the 1980s, Faludi makes the point that women are marginalized and can ask for childcare and parental leave only if they forego seeking all of the following except:

5. In the 1980 presidential election, the only clear differentiation from the Democrats comes when the Republicans do what according to Faludi?

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