Deck 13: Activism, Change, and Feminist Futures

Question 1

The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China in 2005.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Liberal is to reform as radical is to transformation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The following are three future social trends identified in chapter 13. First, the population is aging and will create stress on certain resources. The second concerns the change in the kinds of American families, and the third involves the estimated increase in violence against women in the coming decades.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A coalition involves a variety of groups coming together to address a shared problem.

Question 5

CEDAW was a treaty adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1979.

Question 6

Feminist education does its best to oppose counter-hegemonic education.

Question 7

All knowledge (whether feminist or not) is "political."

Question 8

The top 1% of people in the U.S. own approximately 40% of the country's wealth.

Question 9

U.S. Census data show 1 in 8 children goes to bed hungry.

Question 10

U.S. workers work about 9 weeks more a year than their European counterparts.

Question 11

Multistrategic means organizing around a variety of different issues.

Question 12

To mask the workings of power within knowledge is to claim:

A) Value-neutrality
B) Objectivity
C) Lack of subjective values
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 13

Demographers suggest that by the 2030 people aged 65 years and older will be what percentage of the total population?

A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 35%

Question 14

One of the themes for a future with a feminist-inspired integrity is to balance personal freedom with

A) Rights for personal choice
B) Collective responsibility
C) Individual identity
D) Constitutional rights

Question 15

In the context of the need to understand the differences between economic and political democracy and the limits of capitalist consumption, the motto suggested in chapter 13 is

A) Think globally, act locally
B) Be happy
C) Practice acts of random kindness
D) Pack lightly

Question 16

The call for protection from nuclear testing, extraction, pollution, and disposal of hazardous wastes for all people, but especially those with less power in society to demand it, is called

A) Environmental act-up
B) Environmental protection
C) Environmental justice
D) Environmental racism

Question 17

Which of the following racial groups is the largest growing in terms of population statistics?

A) Latino/as
B) African Americans
C) Whites
D) Asian Americans

Question 18

Susan Shaw argues that "love is a radical political act" because it

A) Refuses to dehumanize and delegitimize those with whom we disagree
B) Calls for change through the creation of belonging and empowerment
C) Is a personal, individual act
D) Allows us to reject loving action in the face of insult, lies, and mistreatment
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is not listed in chapter 13 as one of the 7 implications of envisioning a feminist-inspired integrity?

A) Set feminist principles and keep them
B) Understand the limitations of technology
C) Provide reproductive freedoms for all women
D) Celebrates diversity and difference
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All are listed in chapter 13

Question 20

Drag can be considered a form of activism for which of the following reasons?

A) Drag queens and kings often performs in bars or clubs
B) Drag happens outside of academics
C) Drag calls attention to beauty norms
D) Drag reveals that gender is performative
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 21

Reading "Feminist Men" Byron Hurt
-Byron Hurt grew up in a home with a stay-at-home father who nurtured him as a child ("Feminist Men").

Question 22

Reading "Feminist Men" Byron Hurt
-Byron Hurt writes from the particular perspective of an African American male ("Feminist Men").

Question 23

Reading "Feminist Men" Byron Hurt
-Byron Hurt ("Feminist Men") writes that his life changed after he got involved with the SisterSong mentor program.

Question 24

Reading "Feminist Men" Byron Hurt
-The question that Byron Hurt's mentor asked that changed his life was which of the following ("Feminist Men")?

A) Why do we call Band-Aids "flesh colored"? (Whose flesh?)
B) Did your father "help" in the home? (Assuming his mother had primary responsibility)
C) What things do men do to protect themselves from sexual assault? (Usually nothing)
D) None of the above

Question 25

Reading "Feminist Men" Byron Hurt
-Which of the following is true of Byron Hurt's theoretical perspective ("Feminist Men")?

A) He embraces feminism and is questioning whether men can be feminists
B) He embraces feminism and calls himself a feminist
C) He embraces feminism but calls himself a pro-feminist man rather than a feminist
D) He does not believe that men can be feminists

Question 26

Reading "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China" Li Maizi
-In "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China," Li Maizi explains that she was detained for 37 days for handing out stickers to raise awareness about sexual harassment.

Question 27

Reading "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China" Li Maizi
-In "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China," Li Maizi notes that women are less active in the fight against gender discrimination in China because they fear detainment.

Question 28

Reading "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China" Li Maizi
-Abortion is compulsory in China when women become pregnant with their third child (Li Maizi/"I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China").

Question 29

Reading "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China" Li Maizi
-In "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China," Li Maizi argues that international feminist solidarity is important because

A) Women should support each other
B) U.S. women need to learn about international issues
C) Women across the globe experience gender-based injustice
D) The patriarchy should be smashed
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 30

Reading "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China" Li Maizi
-In "I Went to Jail for Handing Out Feminist Stickers in China," Li Maizi argues that the Chinese government attempts to discourage activism by

A) Contacting activists' husbands and asking them to control their wives
B) Creating a social media campaign against activism
C) Arresting and imprisoning protestors
D) Shutting down controversial social media sites
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 31

Reading "Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador" Teresa A. Velásquez
-Andean Ecuadorean women who oppose mining call themselves defensoras (Teresa A. Velásquez/"Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador").

Question 32

Reading "Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador" Teresa A. Velásquez
-The ability to easily access potable water is one of the defensoras' key concerns (Teresa

Question 33

Reading "Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador" Teresa A. Velásquez
-Which of the following arguments do the defensoras make against mining (Teresa

A) Mining will make the land impossible to farm
B) Mining will negatively affect future generations
C) Mining should be banned because women are not allowed to be miners
D) Mining will bring urbanization to Andean Ecuador
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 34

Reading "Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador" Teresa A. Velásquez
-According to Teresa

A) Leaving the countryside and going to the city to protest
B) Talking back to urban men
C) Attempting to change the mineral law
D) Speaking from positions of authority about the effects of mining on agrarian communities
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 35

Reading "Mestiza Women's Anti-Mining Activism in Andean Ecuador" Teresa A. Velásquez
-Which of the following concepts from chapter 13 support the argument that the defensoras are fighting for environmental justice (Teresa

A) They argue for ethical, balanced, responsible land use
B) They argue for their fundamental right to environmental self-determination
C) They argue for the right to participate as equal partners in decision making about the land
D) They oppose exploitation of the land
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 36

Reading "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla
-In the article "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain," R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that trans* women have had to fight to be accepted into Spain's feminist movement.

Question 37

Reading "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla
-In the article "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain," R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that the discussion about sex workers' rights served as the entry point for trans* women into the Spanish feminist movement.

Question 38

Reading "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla
-In the article "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain," R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla argue that interpersonal connections between individual trans* and lesbian feminists fostered the development of transfeminism in Spain.

Question 39

Reading "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla
-In the article "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla note that participants in feminist conferences in Spain discussed which of the following issues?

A) Equality and difference
B) Pornography
C) The role of trans* women in the feminist movement
D) The role of men in the feminist movement
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 40

Reading "Building Coalitions: The Interconnections between Feminism and Trans* Activism in Spain" R. Lucas Platero and Ester Ortega Arjonilla
-The term "transfeminism" refers to which of the following?

A) The decision to accept trans* women into the Spanish feminist movement
B) Feminism that is exclusively for trans* women
C) A feminist commitment to critiquing the gender binary system
D) The transnational feminist movement

Question 41

Reading "Most Women You Know Are Angry" Laurie Penny
-In "Most Women You Know Are Angry," Laurie Penny argues that women are taught to embrace and express anger.

Question 42

Reading "Most Women You Know Are Angry" Laurie Penny
-In "Most Women You Know Are Angry," Laurie Penny argues that her eating disorder was at least partially the result of her unexpressed anger and frustration.

Question 43

Reading "Most Women You Know Are Angry" Laurie Penny
-In "Most Women You Know Are Angry," Laurie Penny maintains that when men are uncomfortable with women's anger, they respond by doing which of the following?

A) Asking women to share why they are angry
B) Volunteering to be more helpful around the house
C) Accusing women of being on their periods
D) Calling women names such as "nag" or "bitch"
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 44

Reading "Most Women You Know Are Angry" Laurie Penny
-In "Most Women You Know Are Angry," Laurie Penny argues that anger can be a useful tool because

A) Acknowledging our anger allows us to own and express our true feelings
B) We can channel our anger into activism
C) The patriarchy is scared of women's anger
D) Women have a lot of things to be angry about
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 45

Reading "Most Women You Know Are Angry" Laurie Penny
-According to Laurie Penny, women do not realize that other women are angry because

A) Women are taught to hide anger
B) We live in a society where only men are allowed to express anger
C) Most women are not really angry
D) Women do not share intimate feelings with each other
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 46

Reading "What's Love Got to Do with It" Yvette Alex-Assenoh
-In "What's Love Got to Do with It," Yvette Alex-Assenoh argues that college campuses are moral, ethical oases within a larger immoral society.

Question 47

Reading "What's Love Got to Do with It" Yvette Alex-Assenoh
-In "What's Love Got to Do with It," Yvette Alex-Assenoh notes that most of the contemporary media attention focused on colleges and universities relates to scandals and misconduct.

Question 48

Reading "What's Love Got to Do with It" Yvette Alex-Assenoh
-In "What's Love Got to Do with It," Yvette Alex-Assenoh argues that colleges and universities are too focused on

A) Binge drinking and academic misconduct
B) Inclusivity and equality
C) Academic rankings and financial endowments
D) Policies and strategic planning

Question 49

Reading "What's Love Got to Do with It" Yvette Alex-Assenoh
-In "What's Love Got to Do with It," Yvette Alex-Assenoh defines "sacrificial love" as

A) Focusing on the well-being of the group rather than the individual
B) Being patient, kind, respectful, and truthful
C) Fostering students' love of learning
D) Listening thoughtfully and respectfully to diverse viewpoints
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 50

Reading "What's Love Got to Do with It" Yvette Alex-Assenoh
-In order to change the culture of universities, Governing Boards must do which of the following (Yvette Alex-Assenoh/"What's Love Got to Do with It?").

A) Sweep the bad press under the rug
B) Incorporate the practice of sacrificial love as a guiding principle for all work done in the university
C) Devise stricter punishments for academic misconduct
D) Maintain the status quo

Question 51

Reading "Warning" Jenny Joseph
-As discussed in her poem "Warning," what color does Jenny Joseph want to wear when she grows old?

A) Gold
B) Green
C) Purple
D) Black

Question 52

Reading "Warning" Jenny Joseph
-According to Jenny Joseph in "Warning," she will:

A) Learn to spit
B) Feed the children
C) Work for social transformation
D) Get a facelift
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 53

Reading "Warning" Jenny Joseph
-According to Jenny Joseph in "Warning," what can you eat when you grow old?

A) Sausages
B) Samples from shops
C) Bread and pickles
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 54

Reading "Warning" Jenny Joseph
-In "Warning," Jenny Jones considers all the things she can do when she is old. Why can't she do those things now?

A) She is waiting until she retires from her job
B) Younger women are more restricted by gendered social norms than older women
C) Her husband won't allow her to do what she wants
D) Her parents won't allow her to do what she wants

Question 55

Reading "Warning" Jenny Joseph
-Jenny Jones's poem "Warning" relates to which of the following concepts from chapter 13?

A) Cooperative nonconformity
B) Environmental justice
C) Women working for peace
D) Corporate capitalism