McGraw-Hill OnlineMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationLearning Center
Student Center | Instructor Center | Information Center | Home
Glossary
Web Links
Census 2000 Updates
Statistics Primer
Internet Guide
Career Opportunities
Multiple Choice Quiz
Feedback
Help Center


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

A World That is Truly Human

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

In Reading 70 (A World Worth Living In), author Roberta Praeger states that she only has enough money to make her rent and pay for childcare.
A)True
B)False
2

In Reading 71 (La Guera), author Cheri Moraga found solace and support in white women's groups because she appeared white.
A)True
B)False
3

According to Reading 72 (Stopping Sexual Harassment: A Challenge for Community Education), by Robert Allen, sexual harassment is an extension of socialization.
A)True
B)False
4

According to Reading 73 (Statement of Principles), membership in the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) is restricted to men.
A)True
B)False
5

In Reading 73 (Statement of Principles), the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) suggests that heterosexual men suffer from homophobia.
A)True
B)False
6

In Reading 74 (Disappearing Acts: The State and Violence Against Women in the Twentieth Century), authors Michelle Fine and Lois Weis report that in their research they found that African-American women were more likely than white women to report abuse and seek help.
A)True
B)False
7

According to Gila Svirsky in Reading 75 (Report From Jerusalem: A Ray of Sunshine Within This Long Winter of Violence and Tragedy), although Israeli peace organizations were present at the peace rally, they were not prominent.
A)True
B)False
8

In Reading 76 (On Behalf of the Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights), author Charlotte Bunche states that the United Nations has done virtually nothing for women in the last five years.
A)True
B)False
9

According to Reading 76 (On Behalf of the Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights) by Charlotte Bunche, ________ has created a situation where women's rights are being narrowed.
A)militarism
B)war
C)communism
D)globalization
10

In Reading 70 (A World Worth Living In), author Roberta Praeger suggests that one of the reasons why she and many other welfare recipients are trapped is because:
A)the vast majority are incest survivors
B)they are allowed to work only ten hours per week
C)of internalized oppression
D)of sexism
11

In Reading 71 (La Guera), author Cheri Moraga suggests that in order to understand oppression we must:
A)rank them
B)become friends with others unlike ourselves
C)understand how we are oppressed
D)join political groups
12

According to Reading 72 (Stopping Sexual Harassment: A Challenge for Community Education), by Robert Allen, which of the following groups is more susceptible to sexual harassment?
A)poor women of color
B)pretty, white women
C)women in male-dominated executive positions
D)women perceived as sexually available
13

According to Michelle Fine and Lois Weis in Reading 74 (Disappearing Acts: The State and Violence Against Women in the Twentieth Century), which of the following statements is true of agencies meant to protect or assist women in need?
A)They have become more committed to the abusers than to the women themselves.
B)They have become more interested in profit than in fulfilling their mission.
C)They have ceded much of the responsibility to the State.
D)all of the above
14

The peace demonstration discussed by Gila Svirsky in Reading 75 (Report From Jerusalem: A Ray of Sunshine Within This Long Winter of Violence and Tragedy) took place in:
A)Washington D.C.
B)Jerusalem
C)Jenin
D)Ramallah