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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology, 3/e
Estelle Disch, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Communication

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

In Reading 26 (For the White Person Who Wants to Know How to Be My Friend), author Pat Parker's main point is that friends should work hard to overcome racial differences.
A)True
B)False
2

In Reading 27 (The Boy Code: Everything's Just Fine), William Pollack suggests that the Boy Code is not as prevalent in more progressive schools.
A)True
B)False
3

In Reading 28 (Asymmetries: Women and Men Talking at Cross-Purposes), Deborah Tannen argues that during conversations men want their troubles validated by empathetic listeners.
A)True
B)False
4

According to Deborah Tannen in Reading 28 (Asymmetries: Women and Men Talking at Cross-Purposes), when women share troubles, they are often not seeking advice, but rather understanding.
A)True
B)False
5

In Reading 29 (Real Men Don't Cry . . . And Other "Uncool" Myths), Phil Petrie suggests that men mistakenly use sex as a means of communication.
A)True
B)False
6

In Reading 30 (Danny), author Nathan McCall's friendship with Danny was successful mainly because they did not discuss racial issues.
A)True
B)False
7

In Reading 31 (American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in Contemporary North America), authors Annette Jaimes and Theresa Halsey argue that American Indian women's concerns are very closely aligned with those of mainstream feminism.
A)True
B)False
8

In Reading 26 (For the White Person Who Wants to Know How to Be My Friend), author Pat Parker expects her friends to:
A)like Aretha Franklin
B)apologize for their racism
C)allow her to educate them about Black culture
D)all of the above
9

According to Reading 27 (The Boy Code: Everything's Just Fine), by William Pollack, the mask of masculinity is useful for all of the following EXCEPT:
A)hiding vulnerable feelings
B)hiding the genuine self
C)cutting boys off from relationships with others
D)connecting with other boys
10

In Reading 29 (Real Men Don't Cry . . . And Other "Uncool" Myths), Phil Petrie argues that he cannot fully communicate all of his feelings because:
A)he is being asked to pattern his communication after a white man
B)he does not know how to communicate his feelings
C)it is a loss of power to do so
D)he is fearful of femininity
11

In Reading 30 (Danny), Danny helped author Nathan McCall see:
A)that most whites are in fact racist
B)that friendships across racial lines don't work despite the best intentions
C)how little white people really know about Black people
D)all of the above
12

According to Annette Jaimes and Theresa Halsey in Reading 31 (American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in Contemporary North America), American Indian women's resistance strategies include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)creating physical barriers using their own bodies
B)using armed self-defense
C)spiritual ceremonies
D)picketing outside liquor stores