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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 "Beyond the Measure of Men," what is the ambiguous term that refers to untrue stories written by women?
(a) Women's fallacies.
(b) Women's fiction.
(c) False fiction.
(d) Women's nonfiction.

2. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay think about the question of likeability even existing in literary conversations?
(a) That it is vital.
(b) That it is necessary.
(c) That it is sad.
(d) That it is odd.

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?
(a) Searing.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Cunning.

4. In her essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," what does Gay say is both a private and public experience?
(a) Having sex.
(b) Voting.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Marriage.

5. What is the name of the actress whom was abused by her famous husband, as mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown"?
(a) Denise Richards.
(b) Jessica Alba.
(c) Faith Hill.
(d) Meg Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Feel Me. See Me. Hear Me. Reach Me." what BET show does it take Gay a long time to appreciate?

2. What popular television show deals primarily with all manners of sexual assault against women, children, and occasionally men, as referenced in the essay "The Careless Language of Sexual Violence"?

3. What female issue does Gay say in complex, in her essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles"?

4. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what popular movie does Gay reference as an example of a woman pretending in a relationship?

5. In the essay "Blurred Lines, Indeed," why does Gay suggest a woman might not want to tell her story publicly?

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