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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 26-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percent of the world's population is female?
(a) 50%.
(b) 48%.
(c) 46%.
(d) 52%.

2. When the man advised the author not to call herself a feminist, he said that feminists are women who are unhappy because of what reason??
(a) Because they cannot control men.
(b) Because they have fewer job opportunities than men.
(c) Because they are weaker than men.
(d) Because they cannot find husbands.

3. What word is used in Nigeria in order to describe a woman who likes and is good at domestic duties?
(a) Wifely.
(b) Homey.
(c) Domestic.
(d) Homely.

4. How old was the author when she was first referred to as a feminist?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. The author states that in Nigeria, a Nigerian female walking into a hotel alone is automatically assumed to be a what?
(a) A sex worker.
(b) A businesswoman.
(c) A divorcee.
(d) A feminist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes that "Anger has a long history of bringing about" (20) what?

2. What was the position of the man who stopped the author at the door of her Nigerian hotel?

3. The author relates the story of her friend who had felt slighted by her boss in a meeting and had wanted to challenge him, but had instead taken what action?

4. What two qualities does the author suggest that society focus on when raising children instead of focusing on gender?

5. Whom does the author name as being the first person to call her a feminist?

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