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According to research cited in Reading 17 (Beauty Is the Beast: Psychological Effects of the Pursuit of the Perfect Female Body) by Elaine Saltzberg and Joan Chrisler, women who define themselves as feminine have the lowest self-esteem. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Leslie Marmon Silko in Reading 18 (Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit), in everyday Pueblo life, a great amount of attention was paid to one’s physical appearance and clothing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Leslie Marmon Silko, in Reading 18 (Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit), in the old-time Pueblo world, beauty was manifested in behavior and in one’s relationships with other living beings |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Brent Staples in Reading 20 (Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space), he was not seduced by the perception of himself as a tough guy like his friends were. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 21 (Taking It), Leonard Kriegel argues that polio is better fought, and overcome, by women than by men. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 22 (Do You Remember Me?), although author Barbara MacDonald has always accepted her body, her mother was unaccepting of her. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 23 (I'm Not Fat, I'm Latina), Christy Haubegger expresses her regrets at having a body with many more curves than the bodies of her thinner friends. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 23 (I'm Not Fat, I'm Latina), Christy Haubegger suggests that cultural acceptance of being overweight is unfortunate because it keeps Latina women from becoming healthier. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Reading 24 (The Tyranny of the Esthetic: Surgery's Most Intimate Violation), Martha Coventry distinguishes sex reassignment surgery from her clitorectomy by arguing that while intersexed children need surgery, "oversized" clitorises are normal. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to Elaine Saltzberg and Joan Chrisler in Reading 17 (Beauty Is the Beast: Psychological Effects of the Pursuit of the Perfect Female Body), what is most influential in defining beauty ideals? |
| | A) | gender |
| | B) | education |
| | C) | class |
| | D) | thinness |
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In Reading 19 ("A Way Outa No Way": Eating Problems among African-American, Latina, and White Women), as solutions to eating disorders, Becky W. Thompson suggests all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | non-heterosexist education |
| | B) | proper exercise education |
| | C) | sexual justice |
| | D) | economic equality |
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According to Becky W. Thompson in Reading 19 ("A Way Outa No Way": Eating Problems among African-American, Latina, and White Women), which was the most commonly shared experience among women with eating disorders? |
| | A) | sexual abuse |
| | B) | homosexuality |
| | C) | psychological abuse |
| | D) | racism |
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According to Brent Staples in Reading 20 (Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space), he must be aware of his presence on public streets for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: |
| | A) | because he presents a perceived danger to women |
| | B) | because he presents a perceived danger to men |
| | C) | because he himself may be in danger |
| | D) | because he has often been arrested for loitering |
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According to Leonard Kriegel in Reading 21 (Taking It), the idea of manhood required him to do all of the following to overcome polio EXCEPT: |
| | A) | relentless pushups |
| | B) | identify with body builders |
| | C) | lift weights |
| | D) | identify as an American |
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In Reading 22 (Do You Remember Me?), Barbara MacDonald: |
| | A) | enjoys growing old |
| | B) | regrets not menstruating |
| | C) | is ultimately afraid of death |
| | D) | all of the above |
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In Reading 24 (The Tyranny of the Esthetic: Surgery's Most Intimate Violation), which of the following is NOT suggested by author Martha Coventry? |
| | A) | Genital surgery needs to be discussed openly. |
| | B) | Genital surgery needs to be legislated against. |
| | C) | Resizing the clitoris is the equivalent of FGM (female genital mutilation). |
| | D) | Genital surgery on normal genitals is a humanitarian gesture. |
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