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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire, Section V, Identity, Sex and the Metaphysics of Substance.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Butler, coalitions effectively promote which of the following?
(a) Solidarity.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Gender roles.

4. The subject of feminism cannot ground which of the following, according to Butler?
(a) Feminist politics.
(b) Masculine identity.
(c) Post-feminist politics.
(d) Feminine identity.

5. Which of the following does Butler describe as always being a part of the language of gender?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Constraint.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Determinism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Butler, gender is more an attribute than a what?

2. Butler describes the distinction between gender and sex as first being used to undermine which of the following?

3. Irigaray's idea of feminine "sex" is described as including which of the following?

4. To Butler, worry arises that the idea of which of the following has no meaning?

5. Butler describes construction as caught between which two elements?

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