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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gender & Sexuality Essays 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "How We All Love," the definition of what assaulting act continues to expand, in favor of women?
(a) Murder.
(b) Rape.
(c) Alcohol Abuse.
(d) Domestic Abuse.

2. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what is the name of the Penn State football player who was accused of sexually abusing young boys?
(a) John Elway.
(b) Jerry Sandusky.
(c) Jerry Rice.
(d) Payton Manning.

3. According to James Wood (a writer Gay references in the essay "Not Here to Make Friends"), characters should be reflections of what?
(a) Our perfect selves.
(b) Our glorified selves.
(c) Our real selves.
(d) Our better selves.

4. What is the name of the Garret Keizer book that Gay references in "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories"?
(a) Desert Solitaire.
(b) The Secret.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Privacy.

5. In the essay "The Spectacle of Broken Men," what did many people call the man who killed the rapist?
(a) A god.
(b) A monster.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?

2. In "What We Hunger For," what is the name of the book series with which Gay is obsessed?

3. As referenced in the essay "A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories," how many out of ten LGBT teenagers report being bulled at school?

4. In "Peculiar Benefits," what two things does Gay cite as being a pain?

5. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

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