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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence," what psychological issue does gang-rape often lead to?
(a) Suicide.
(b) PTSD.
(c) Eating disorders.
(d) Bipolar.

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

3. According to the essay "The Morality of Tyler Perry," with what does Perry have a finely honed obsession?
(a) Fetishizing the poor.
(b) Fetishizing the working class.
(c) Fetishizing women.
(d) Fetishizing the wealthy.

4. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," why does Gay suggest a woman might not want to tell her story publicly?
(a) Because it is true.
(b) Because people will laugh.
(c) Because it is too painful.
(d) Because she doesn't believe it matters.

5. In her essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," who is the female protagonist who gets swept off her feet by the handsome Christian Grey?
(a) Kim.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Kate.
(d) Anastasia (or Ana).

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what does Gay repeatedly think to herself when around her co-workers?

2. To what film does Gay refer in her essay "Surviving Django"?

3. In "Typical First Year Professor," what does Gay do before teaching her first class?

4. According to the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," what oscar-nominated black actress did the film "Fruitvale Station" feature?

5. In the essay "When Twitter Does What Journalism Cannot," on what does Gay say social media help people focus?

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