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

Short Answer Questions

1. Butler says that laws are not mere causes of which of the following?

2. Which of the following did Foucault critique?

3. According to Butler, laws are results of which of the following?

4. According to Butler, which cannot be fixed in advance?

5. Butler argues that the distinction between same and other is which of the following?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Foucault's ideas used by Butler in Gender Trouble. Are Foucault's ideas relevant to Butler's thesis? Do you think Foucault's ideas are weak or strong? What does Butler seem to think?

Essay Topic 2

In general, do you find Butler's arguments to be valid? Which arguments are the most valid? Which arguments seem to be the least valid?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the portrayals of feminist and masculine discourse. What makes feminist discourse circular and masculine discourse bigoted, according to Beauvoir?

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