Deck 1: Mapping the Field: an Introduction to Womens, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Question 1

The form of feminism bell hooks identifies in which women work within the existing power structures to maximize their freedom is called:

A) Lifestyle Feminism
B) Radical Feminism
C) Reformist Feminism
D) Revolutionary Feminism

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Reformist feminism works to undo existing power structures toward liberation. The others have different definitions.

Question 2

The form of feminism bell hooks identifies in which women work to deconstruct the existing power structures and build new structures to maximize their freedom is called:

A) Lifestyle Feminism
B) Radical Feminism
C) Reformist Feminism
D) Revolutionary Feminism

Answer 2

D
Explanation: Revolutionary feminism is defined as working to create new conceptualizations of power instead of trying to reform those already in existence.

Question 3

The form of feminism bell hooks identifies in which politics holds no relevance is called:
Lifestyle feminism has no political agenda and solely focuses on the individual.
Page reference: bell hooks, "Feminist Politics"

A) Lifestyle Feminism
B) Radical Feminism
C) Reformist Feminism
D) Revolutionary Feminism

Answer 3

A
Explanation: Lifestyle feminism has no political agenda and solely focuses on the individual.

Question 4

Some critics objected to Johnson's statement that the participants in the patriarchy include:

A) Men
B) Women
C) Children
D) Those in the LGBT community

Question 5

Allen Johnson claims that patriarchy is:

A) A system
B) A particular individual
C) Static
D) Universal

Question 6

Patriarchy privileges:

A) Femininity
B) Dominance/Control
C) Masculinity
D) Both B and C

Question 7

Anne Fausto-Sterling estimates that for every 1,000 children born,
Roughly are intersex.

A) 3
B) 11
C) 17
D) 22

Question 8

Which of these are sexes named in Anne Fausto-Sterling's "The Five Sexes?"

A) Merms, germs, and ferms
B) Herms, memes, and merms
C) Herms, lerms, and merms
D) Herms, merms, and ferms

Question 9

What change/changes do the author suggest to add legal protections for intersex and transgender persons?

A) Disallow same-sex marriage
B) Eliminate gender from official documents
C) Use a gender binary when asking people to identify themselves.
D) All of the above

Question 10

While coming of age in Nigeria, where did Ijeoma find relief from the strict gender roles that focused on her becoming a wife?

A) Home
B) School
C) Marketplace
D) Nowhere

Question 11

What happened after Ijeoma A. suggested her cousin wash his own dishes?

A) She was not permitted to watch soccer
B) He agreed to help
C) She was punished
D) She was sent to school in the U.S.

Question 12

Though she enjoys her freedoms in the United States, Ijeoma does miss elements of her upbringing. What are some of the things she misses about Nigeria?

A) The sense of community
B) The food
C) The celebrations
D) All of the above

Question 13

C.J. Pascoe advocates for uncoupling the study of masculinity from what?

A) The female body
B) Sexuality
C) Femininity
D) The male body

Question 14

C.J. Pascoe writes that "for boys, achieving a masculine identity entails the repeated repudiation of the specter of failed masculinity." In what ways do boys enact this reification of masculinity?

A) Using homophobic epithets within their social groups
B) Engaging in heterosexist discussion of girls' bodies
C) Engaging in heterosexist discussions of their own sexual experiences
D) All of the above

Question 15

In what ways do the boys at River High School constitute masculinity, according to C.J. Pascoe?

A) By driving powerful cars
B) By excelling at sports
C) By demonstrating sexual mastery and denying girls' subjectivity
D) By exercising and lifting weights

Question 16

Clare wants people with disabilities to be seen as:

A) Ordinary
B) Inspirational
C) Incapable
D) Pitiable

Question 17

What term does Clare use when discussing himself?

A) Gimp
B) Crip
C) Queer
D) All of the above

Question 18

In Clare's discussion of Michael Oliver's disability theory, Clare believes Oliver's model misses what?

A) Theoretical sense
B) The emotional reality of those living with disability
C) Political understanding
D) None of the above

Question 19

In what situations can white silence be constructive in racial discussions?

A) When people of color are discussing the sensitive issue of internalized racial oppression
B) When other white people have already spoken first and most to an issue in the discussion
C) When intentionally trying not to speak first and most to an issue in the discussion
D) All of the above

Question 20

According to DiAngelo, which is a viable reason for a white person to remain silent in a discussion on race?

A) "Everyone has already said what I was thinking"
B) "I don't have much to add"
C) "I don't know much about race so I will just listen"
D) None of the above

Question 21

Which statement is an assertion DiAngelo makes in her argument?

A) All white silence is harmful
B) White people and people of color are likely to feel the same way when in spaces of discussions of race.
C) No form of white engagement that is not informed by an antiracist perspective is benign
D) None of the above

Question 22

Which system of oppression does Audre Lorde claim is the most oppressive?

A) Racism
B) Heterosexism
C) Sexism
D) All systems of oppression are equally oppressive

Question 23

Why does Audre Lorde claim that "Any attack against Black people is a lesbian and gay issue"?

A) Because marginalized identities intersect
B) Because racism and heterosexism are the same in every way
C) Because she only believes in fighting homophobia
D) None of the above

Question 24

What identity is not always accepted within queer African communities according to Currier and Migraine-George?

A) Transgender
B) Bisexual
C) Gay
D) Lesbian

Question 25

What legacies do queer African communities respond to according to Currier and Migraine-George?

A) Sexism
B) Homophobia
C) Scientific racism
D) All of the above

Question 26

In what spaces are queer voices and creators being cultivated?

A) Social media
B) Literature
C) Film
D) All of the above

Question 27

What is the theme of this poem?

A) Marginalized identities intersected in the speaker's life and caused sadness and silence due to bullying
B) South Carolina schools encouraged activism
C) Bullying happens to everyone
D) None of the above

Question 28

In "Before Intersectionality," M. Soledad Caballero says of the speaker's experiences as an immigrant:

A) "We straddled emptiness. Spanish in whispers, our parents' accents, their immigrant fears."
B) "We lived our sadness through each other. We lived our silence too."
C) "There were only two colors, only two histories. We were neither."
D) All of the above

Question 29

What is/are an element(s) of transdisciplinarity pedagogy?

A) Singular, individual, teacher-centered classrooms
B) Invested in reifying canons that focus only on a few voices
C) Student-centered, dialogue-focused classrooms
D) All of the above

Question 30

A professional element of successful transdisciplinarity in the classroom is

A) The professors making themselves vulnerable
B) The professors naming their privilege
C) The professors using empathy
D) All of the above

Question 31

Which statement best encapsulates the experience of the authors?

A) They continually interrogated how power played out in the collaborations
B) They had all resources they needed to help students deal with their trauma
C) The spaces they created were free of conflict
D) They did little to show appreciation for each other while teaching