Deck 3: Verbal Styles of Gendered Expression

Question 1

The traditional character representing a woman in Japan was once

A) Fun
B) Fujin
C) Forget
D) None of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The #MeToo movement emerged in

A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2017
D) None of these

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Merriman-Webster defines _______ as the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.

A) Fem
B) Formed
C) Feminism
D) Far Left

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Recognizing the word they as a singular pronoun signals a recognition and acceptance of non-binary people

Question 5

Women are commonly defined by their

A) Appearance
B) Activities
C) Accomplishments
D) None of the above

Question 6

Stories about female athlete often focus on

A) Appearance
B) Outfits
C) Weight
D) All of the above

Question 7

According to researcher Robin Lakoff, hypercorrect grammar is often used by

A) Men
B) Women
C) Both men and women
D) None of the above.

Question 8

Adorable, charming and sweet are examples of

A) Empty adjectives
B) Hypercorrect grammar
C) A lack of a sense of humor
D) None of these

Question 9

Men bond by exchanging

A) Playful insults
B) Putdowns
C) Ideas
D) Both A and B

Question 10

Metaphors we use to describe women often refer to

A) Animals
B) Food
C) Plants
D) All of the above

Question 11

Men tend to see their conversational partners as

A) Adversaries
B) Friends
C) Lovers
D) All of the above

Question 12

Women tend to see their conversational partners as

A) Adversaries
B) Friends
C) Lovers
D) All of the above.

Question 13

Deborah Tannen feels that men and women speak different

A) Languages
B) Fenders
C) Genderlects
D) Genders

Question 14

Women's language is more apt than men's to contain examples of

A) Deference
B) Smoothing
C) Other directedness
D) All of these

Question 15

When Amy says, "It's in here, isn't it?" she is using

A) A qualifier
B) A tag question
C) A hedge
D) None of these

Question 16

Researcher Robin Lakoff contends that women often use a question intonation in declarative contexts.

Question 17

Young girl's games are typically played in larger groups than young boy's games.

Question 18

Research tells us that for most women, talk is a way to establish and maintain relationships.

Question 19

On the Rate My Professor site, students tend to rate male professors higher than female professors.