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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Butler, gender differentiates which of the following?

3. Butler makes the claim that which concept will probably end up being best understood as a bundle?

4. Wittig wants which idea to be destroyed?

5. Which of the following describes power structures as Butler sees them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Butler say that rectifying pre-patriarchal scheme is problematic?

2. According to Butler, what approach must all women take?

3. What does Butler say about intelligible genders?

4. Explain the concept of a taboo.

5. What does Butler mean when she suggests there is more mere convention in biological research than is supposed?

6. Why does Lacan find language misleading?

7. According to Witting, what determines gender?

8. According to Herculine's arguments, how can sexual nonidentity be achieved?

9. Describe masculine subjects as Butler views them.

10. Describe Herculine Barbin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Butler's thesis in Gender Trouble? Describe the significance of Butler's thesis as well as how well she supports it. What elements of the thesis are weak? Which are strong?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the journals written by Herculine Barbin. What is the significance of Barbin's ideas and theories? How does Butler support and critique them?

Essay Topic 3

Levi-Strauss makes points about homoeroticism and incest. How does Butler portray the arguments that Levi-Strauss makes? Does she agree or disagree with him?

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