Final Exam – 100 Points
MULTIPLE CHOICE (3 Points each)
Please indicate your choice for the correct response. You
can either highlight the correct response, underline it, bold the type, or
write the word – correct – next to your choice. As long as I can tell which
letter you chose as correct, you can use whatever method you want.
1. Which of
the following is not a part of the concept of gender?
a. sexual preference
b. Socially acceptable clothing
c. sexual organs
d. speech
2. The
National Organization of Women was formed during which era of feminism?
a.
The first wave
b. The
second wave
c. The
third wave
d.
immediately after the Seneca Falls Convention
3. Why did
many heterosexual feminists not want to associate with lesbians?
a.
They were homophobic
b.
They had a completely different agenda
c.
They wanted to associate with lesbians
d.
They were afraid that all feminists would be labeled as lesbians
4. Which
college had the first women’s studies program?
a.
Spellman College
b.
Boston University
c.
San Diego State University
d.
Columbia University
5. Which of
the following statements about Margaret Sanger is true
a.
She had equal concern for all women
b.
She thought poor women should be sterilized
c.
She though abortions should be free for all women
d.
She was concerned mainly with poor and minority women
6. Which best defines the social
constructionist position of human sexual orientation?
a.
human sexual orientations come from the social and cultural messages learned
over the course of a lifetime.
b.
human sexual orientations are predetermined at birth
c.
human sexual orientations are based on the genitalia you are born with.
d. Both
(b) and (c)
7. Which is not one of the five sexes
suggested in 1993 by Fautso-Sterling?
a.
Herms
b.
Terms
c.
Merms
d.
Ferms
8. According
to a Brown University Study, approximately what percent of babies are born as intersexual?
a.
10.2 percent
b.
3.6 percent
c.
1.7 percent
d.
.64 percent
9. Which is
the most commonly practiced form of FGM?
a.
circumcision
b.
clitorectomy
c.
excision
d.
infibulation
10. Which of
the following is not a reason why some cultures practice FGM?
a.
It reduces sexual desires
b.
It will help to maintain virginity until marriage
c.
Men prefer women who have undergone the procedure
d.
It is believed to help with fertility
11. Which of
the following prohibited Medicaid to be used for abortions?
a.
the Hyde Amendment
b.
The Welfare Reform Act
c.
The Comstock Act
d.
The Roe Amendment
12. Eugenics
is the practice and belief that:
a.
All people have the right to reproduce
b.
Only certain groups should reproduce
c.
Birth control should be universally available
d.
Voluntary motherhood should be a right of all women
13. Which of
the following focused on fathers having to provide child support whether they were married to the mother or not.
a.
Aid to Dependent Children Program
b.
The New Deal
c.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
d.
None of the above
14. Which
African Country elected the first female president of an African county?
a.
Nigeria
b.
Kenya
c.
Zimbabwe
d.
Liberia
TRUE/FALSE (2 point each)
Please indicate if the following statement are true or
false. You can either highlight or underline which selection you choose, put it
in bold type, or type in the word True or False after the statement. Just make
sure I can tell which response you have chosen.
15. True or
False Third wave
feminists reject the claim that all women share a common universal experience
16. True or
False Your gender
identity is based on your biological sex.
17. True or
False Male bodies are
more vulnerable to manipulation than are female bodies.
18. True or
False Margaret Sanger
was pro-choice.
19. True or
False Economic abuse
is a form of domestic violence.
20. True or
False As women age,
their sexual desire decreases.
21. True or
False In the U.S.
welfare is most often associated with single mothers.
22. True or
False Infibulation is
the most drastic form of FGM.
23. True or
False FGM is
performed immediately after puberty.
24. True or
False As late as the
1970’s government funded clinics sterilized young women of color.
25. True or
False Women earned
the right to vote in 1920.
26. True or
False Patriarchal
systems see the family and the state as similar institutions
27. True or
False Kimmel believes
that privilege is most visible to those who have
it.
28. True or
False The 15th
Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
Essay (10 points each – partial credit will be given for
incomplete answers)
Please answer the following three questions in at least
three paragraphs for each question.
29. Compare
and contrast the three waves of feminism that have existed over time? What were some of their major concerns, successes,
ideologies, etc.
30. What are
contemporary norms associated with femininity and masculinity? Give examples of the various
institutions that maintain these norms.
31. Why do
women often experience their bodies as sources of despair rather than empowerment? What societal institutions are
involved in this?
