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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. In 1984, who is the highest-placed woman in the New Right?
(a) Phyllis Schlafly.
(b) Beverly LaHaye.
(c) Connaught ("Connie") Marshner.
(d) Faith Whittlesey.

2. Who does Faludi cite as the most famous feminist to retract her views?
(a) Betty Friedan.
(b) Carol Gilligan.
(c) Susan Brownmiller.
(d) Camille Paglia.

3. When women boo Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York, Faludi sees this as an indication that women want to embrace single womanhood. She says this because of which of the following?
(a) They prefer the ending in the novel in which the author does not feel the need to marry off the single women. They do not like the wedding scenes and prefer more romantic settings.
(b) They disagree with the choices of spouses and feel that the writers mismatched the female leads and the men that they marry.
(c) They disagree with the ending in the novel in which the author does not feel the need to marry off the single women.
(d) No answers are correct.

4. In her timeline of women's cosmetic trends, Faludi states that the bright, healthy, athletic look is popular in which era?
(a) During World War I.
(b) The 1920s and 1930s.
(c) In the 1970s.
(d) The 1910s and 1920s.

5. Select the book that claims that children are worse off when parents divorce.
(a) The Little Ones.
(b) Parents Choices.
(c) Second Chance.
(d) After Divorce.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The "Big Lie" joins ____________ to the "dime-store moralism of yesteryear."

3. Part 3, "Origins of a Reaction: Backlash Movers, Shakers, and Thinkers," begins by looking at "The Politics of Resentment: The ___________ War on Women."

4. Fatal and Fetal Visions deals with how the_________ serve the backlash.

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

(see the answer key)

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