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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 36-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's original TED Talk about feminism was given at Hi, a yearly conference focused on what?
(a) Africa.
(b) Social issues.
(c) Gender.
(d) Equality.

2. The author says that modern society raises girls who cannot say that they have what?
(a) Desire.
(b) Goals.
(c) Money.
(d) Needs.

3. The author states that the majority of famous cooks in the world are what?
(a) Artists.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Rich.

4. What prestigious position was held by Wangari Maathai before her death?
(a) The ambassador to Kenya.
(b) The Kenyan Nobel peace laureate.
(c) The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature.
(d) The United States Poet Laureate.

5. The author states that the male gaze is largely what as a "shaper of her life's choices" (39)?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Harmless.
(c) Insidious.
(d) Incidental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one element brought up by the author in her attempt to differentiate apes from humans?

2. The author states that in today's world, women are taught not to express anger because anger emanating from a woman is considered what?

3. The author states that in what kind of way, men rule the world?

4. What superlative adjective does the author use to describe the city of Lagos?

5. The author says that she had read every published Mills and Boon book before she had turned what age?

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