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Chapter 1, Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire, Section I,

1. Butler describes the presumed existing feminine identity as which of the following?
(a) Childish.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Woman.
(d) Political.

2. Many feminists believe that one must develop which of the following?
(a) Societial-prescribed identity.
(b) Feminine identiy.
(c) Childish identity.
(d) Political identity.

3. Many feminists say that the idea of "woman" is which of the following?
(a) Not concrete.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Not well-defined.
(d) Well-defined.

4. Which is true, according to Foucault?
(a) Society does not impact identity.
(b) Requirements precede identity.
(c) Societal mechanisms are more important than identity.
(d) Entrapping assumptions are necessary.

5. Butler claims that which of the following produce feminine identity?
(a) Foundationalism.
(b) Entrapping assumptions.
(c) Feminist politics.
(d) Societal mechanisms.

6. Butler points out that which of the following is related to entrapping assumptions about identity?
(a) Feminine identity.
(b) Foundationalism.
(c) Feminist politics.
(d) Unified categories.

7. Butler's thesis is that well-defined and unified categories of women undermine the ability to represent which of the following?
(a) Politics.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

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