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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only frontier available to women that have lived always within the confines of the feminine mystique?

2. What must women do to avoid the dehumanization of their children?

3. Why is it easier to live through someone else as opposed to finding yourself?

4. The most challenging and time consuming tasks of housework can be handled in capacity by a(n) ______________.

5. What is contrary to the feminine mystique?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name at least three things that stand in the way of women's self realization. How do these things impede her progress? How can they be overcome? Are they legitimate things that hold her back, or are they imagined? Explain your answer and use quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role that religion plays in perpetuating the feminine mystique. Why do you think this is the case? What does religion stand to gain if the women stay home? Why? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How do Freud and Margaret Mead's study of women influence the development of the feminine mystique? What role do these individuals play in the education of women in regards to the mystique? How do their views compliment each other? Explain your answer and support it with research from outside the book.

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