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

Violence

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

In Reading 56 (Women, Violence, and Resistance), author Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz suggests that women are inherently non-violent and that they should overcome that.
A)True
B)False
2

In Reading 57 (The Kid No One Noticed), by Jonah Blank, Michael Carneal feels respected in the juvenile detention center in which he is being held.
A)True
B)False
3

According to Jan Goodwin in Reading 58 (The Ultimate Growth Industry: Trafficking in Women and Girls), although there is prostitution in the United States, there is no sexual slavery because of protective legislation.
A)True
B)False
4

In Reading 59 (Where Race and Gender Meet: Racism, Hate Crimes, and Pornography), author Helen Zia states that most of the hate crimes reported and prosecuted involve lesbians.
A)True
B)False
5

According to Terry Kupers in Reading 60 (Homophobia in Straight Men), "homosexual rape" is a constant threat in prison.
A)True
B)False
6

According to Reading 61 (Phantom Towers: Feminist Reflections on the Battle between Global Capitalism and Fundamentalist Terrorism), by Rosalind Petchesky, terrorist networks like Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda represent resistant social movements throughout the Middle East and Asia.
A)True
B)False
7

According to Rina Amiri in Reading 62 (Comprehending the Afghan Quagmire), many women under the Taliban's rule resorted to prostitution in order to feed their children.
A)True
B)False
8

According to Cynthia Enloe in Reading 63 (Sneak Attack), since September 11th, publicly criticizing militarization has been viewed as disloyalty.
A)True
B)False
9

In Reading 64 (How Safe is America?), author Desiree Taylor suggests that safety is related to how much money you have.
A)True
B)False
10

In Reading 56 (Women, Violence, and Resistance), author Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz suggests that women's violence can do all of the following EXCEPT:
A)serve women
B)endanger women
C)violate women
D)change society
11

According to Jonah Blank in Reading 57 (The Kid No One Noticed), Michael Carneal coped with his rejection by:
A)becoming closer to his sister
B)becoming a prankster
C)doing drugs
D)acting out violently
12

According to Jan Goodwin in Reading 58 (The Ultimate Growth Industry: Trafficking in Women and Girls), trafficking in women and girls includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A)sex work
B)the forced marriage industry
C)forced military service
D)economic slavery
13

According to Helen Zia in Reading 59 (Where Race and Gender Meet: Racism, Hate Crimes, and Pornography), hate statutes could reinforce racism against Black men because of:
A)the legacy of Black men being accused of raping white women
B)reverse racism
C)the fact that more Black men than white are detained, arrested, and prosecuted for crimes
D)none of the above
14

According to Reading 60 (Homophobia in Straight Men), by Terry Kupers, the transvestite whom the author encountered in his visit to prison:
A)was gay
B)was a transvestite on "the outside"
C)had been beaten and raped before cross-dressing
D)had positioned himself as the sexual toy of other prisoners
15

According to Rosalind Petchesky in Reading 61 (Phantom Towers: Feminist Reflections on the Battle between Global Capitalism and Fundamentalist Terrorism), the phantom twin towers symbolize all of the following EXCEPT:
A)masculinity
B)terror networks
C)global capitalism
D)gender wars
16

According to Rina Amiri in Reading 62 (Comprehending the Afghan Quagmire), which of the following was NOT involved in the ousting of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan?
A)Pakistan
B)Iran
C)the United States
D)the Taliban
17

In Reading 63 (Sneak Attack), by Cynthia Enloe, which of the following is NOT discussed by the author as being militarized?
A)education
B)cars
C)beauty
D)one's home
18

What is Reading 64 (How Safe is America?), by Desiree Taylor, about?
A)the CIA's inability to protect the United States
B)terrorism from other nations
C)racism and classism
D)the horror of September 11th