Question 1

How does Mock define the word "mahu" that was used as a playground slur when she was young?
A) Someone with dark skin
B) Someone who isn't a native islander
C) A feminine boy
D) A masculine girl

Accepted Answer

The text reads, "What I later learned in my Hawaiian studies classes in college was that mahu defined a group of people who embodied the diversity of gender beyond the dictates of our Western binary system. Mahu were often assigned male at birth but took on feminine gender roles in Kanaka Maoli (indigenous Hawaiian) culture, which celebrated mahu as spiritual healers, cultural bearers and breeders, caretakers, and expert hula dancers and instructors (or Kumus in Hawaiian). In the Western understanding and evolution of mahu, it translates to being transgender in its loosest understanding: to cross social boundaries of gender and/or sex."

Question 2

To embody "_______," rather than performing and competing "_______," enables trans women to enter spaces with a lower risk of being rebutted or questioned, policed or attacked. "_______" is a pathway to survival, and the heaviness of these truths were a lot for a thirteen-year-old to carry, especially one still trying to figure out who she was. I was also unable to accept that I was perceived as beautiful because, to me, I was not. No matter how many people told me I was fish, I didn't see myself that way. My eyes stung, betraying me, and immediately I felt embarrassed by my visible vulnerability.
A) inauthenticity
B) transgender
C) realness
D) sexuality

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "realness." The passage discusses the importance of embodying "realness" for trans women to navigate spaces more safely and the internal struggle of the narrator with self-perception and acceptance. "Realness" here refers to the ability to be perceived as one's true gender identity, reducing the risk of negative reactions or violence.

Question 3

Mock states that one of the most common questions asked by local Hawaiians is "what you?" which means which of the following?
A) What gender are you?
B) What ancestry do you come from?
C) Which high school did you attend?
D) What is your profession?

Accepted Answer

The text reads, "'What you?' refers to your people, whom you come from, what random mixture has made you."

Question 4

How did Agha know that the testosterone was working even though they were not seeing changes in their body?
A) They can lift something they had not been able to lift before
B) They sing a note they had not been able to sing before
C) They don't cry when something makes them sad
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The section reads, "I knew starting on a lower dose of testosterone meant that the changes would occur more gradually, but without any outward signs of transition, I could only have faith that the hormones were impacting my body. Under my skin, absorbed through my thigh muscle, and transported through my body in my blood, the testosterone I had been injecting had been sending messages to other cells, directing their development and activity. One of the changes was the gradual thickening of my vocal cords. And then that day, in just a split second, I learned my cords had gotten thick enough, that when I brought them together and passed air through them, I could produce vibrations that moved a bit more slowly than they had the week before: I sang an

Question 5

What is the author's gender identity?
A) transgender
B) male
C) female
D) genderqueer

Accepted Answer

The section reads, "Despite the risks and trials associated with living outside of the gender binary, the identity itself, being genderqueer, feels good and right. It fits. Discovering and embracing this identity has been revolutionary for me. I feel serene and strong and powerful and sexy and beautiful and handsome. I feel safe and vulnerable and open and real. It just feels right."

Question 6

"From this vantage point, I can see and hear everyone; to my right are all of the sopranos and altos and to my left are all of the tenors and basses. The conductor is right in front of me. While my voice doesn't fit neatly with the singers on either my right or my left, it allows me to _______ between them."
A) solidify
B) be sad
C) float
D) he happy

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "float" because it metaphorically describes the ability to move or blend between the different vocal ranges of sopranos and altos on one side, and tenors and basses on the other, without being strictly part of either group.

Question 7

In keeping with the Johns Hopkins model, the birth of an intersex infant today is deemed a "psychosocial emergency" that propels a multidisciplinary team of intersex specialists into action. Significantly, they are surgeons and endocrinologists rather than psychologists, bioethicists, representatives from inter- sex peer support organizations, or parents of intersex children. The team examines the infant and chooses either male or female as a "_______," then informs the parents that this is the child's "_______." Medical technology, including surgery and hormones, is then used to make the child's body conform as closely as possible to that sex.
A) sex of assignment; true sex
B) biology; gender
C) assigned sex; affirmed gender
D) affirmed gender; assigned sex

Accepted Answer

The correct terms used in the context of the Johns Hopkins model for intersex infants are "sex of assignment" for the sex chosen by the medical team and "true sex" as what is communicated to the parents. This reflects the medical approach of assigning a sex based on physical characteristics and then using medical interventions to align the child's physical appearance with that assigned sex.

Question 8

Which statement is true?
A) intersexual anatomy always indicates an underlying medical problem
B) ambiguous genitals are in and of themselves are both painful nor harmful to health
C) ambiguous genitals are in and of themselves neither painful nor harmful to health
D) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The articles explains, "The tragic irony is that, while intersexual anatomy occasionally indicates an underlying medical problem such as adrenal malfunction, ambiguous genitals are in and of themselves neither painful nor harmful to health."

Question 9

What did exploring the cultural politics of intersexuality represent to the author? A new configuration of what?
A) bodies
B) desires
C) sexualities
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

The section reads, "[they explored] cultural politics of intersexuality, which to me represented yet another new configuration of bodies, identities, desires, and sexualities from which to confront the violently normativizing aspects of the dominant sex/gender system."

Question 10

Fill in the blank of the article's argument: "Precisely because Asian men are _______ in Western minds, the Western mind is unable to see anything other than a female when gazing at a male "Oriental" body."
A) gendered
B) masculinized
C) feminized
D) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "feminized" because the argument suggests that Western perceptions stereotype Asian men as lacking traditional Western masculine traits, leading to a skewed perception that fails to recognize masculinity in Asian men, instead imposing a feminized view on them.

Question 11

What effect might the imbalance found in gay Asian and white relationships have on gay Asian men?
A) low self-esteem
B) social isolation
C) potential to be victims of intimate partner violence
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

The article states, "Given both the social and economic dominance of white men over their Asian partners, coupled with the age difference of partners, Poon hypothesizes that gay Asian men may also be more vulnerable to domestic violence than white men. While no empirical studies regarding gay Asian men and domestic violence exists, Poon argues that the power imbalance found in gay Asian and white relationships puts gay Asian men at a marked disadvantage while also creating a situation, such as low-self esteem, social isolation, and dependence on the part of the Asian partner and a sense of self-importance and a perception that their behavior will not have negative consequences, where the white partner might be more likely to become batterers. (2000)"

Question 12

What is the author's call to action to mediate the issues discussed in the article?
A) ignore the problem
B) try to change white gay men
C) examine all facets of gay Asian male experience
D) involve police action

Accepted Answer

The article ends, "However, it is possible that a strong ethnic identity, a stronger sense of ethnic pride, can work to balance the negative racial stereotypes found in the gay community. As such, we need to examine all facets of gay Asian male experiences if we are to arrive at a true understanding of the various social factors that influence their identity formation and their sexual behaviors."

Question 13

Which two aspects of her identity does Hill say people like to keep separate, "pretending they don't dance in the dark?"
A) Sex and gender
B) Gender and sexuality
C) Gender and race
D) Sexuality and race

Accepted Answer

The essay is about people's desire to not acknowledge sexuality and race together, denying Hill's full identity.

Question 14

"Proving (although unintentionally) two points to myself: (1) My sexual identity and its expression is _______ and not _______; it can, and therefore should be, disruptive; and (2) I am a lesbian."
A) private; public
B) public; private
C) fixed; fluid
D) fluid; fixed

Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that the speaker's sexual identity is not fixed but rather fluid, meaning it can change or be expressed in various ways.

Question 15

Why does Hill say that "some call me confused"?
A) She is a lesbian
B) She is bisexual
C) She refuses labels
D) She wears masculine clothing

Accepted Answer

The line reads (and the point of the essay is), "Some call me confused because I refuse labels When I wake up my mind has already been in"

Question 16

"Gender, which is a state of mind and embodied attitude, is a site of volatile power, pleasure, and subtle coercion, often used to _______ our thoughts and bodily affects. Normative gender is certainly wielded as a weapon by children anxious to shore up their own selfhood by challenging someone else's. Consider your memory and you'll find that this is true."
A) discipline
B) free
C) celebrate
D) epitomize

Accepted Answer

The correct choice is "discipline" because the context of the sentence suggests that gender norms and attitudes can constrain or regulate ("discipline") thoughts and bodily affects, rather than liberating, celebrating, or epitomizing them.

Question 17

What is ironic about the fact that the wheelchair is gendered?
A) The author is also masculine
B) The author is also feminine
C) The author has no gender
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The author quips, "I have no gender, but the chair does. It's masculine."

Question 18

Why is the essay titled this way?
A) When they called to order ice cream, the icing toppings were gendered into masculine and feminine or red, white, and blue for Fourth of July.
B) The family loved that holiday so much that they got a dog.
C) The author came out on the Fourth of July.
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Because when they called to order ice cream, the icing toppings were gendered into masculine and feminine or red, white, and blue for Fourth of July.

Question 19

"Even now as an adult I find people are constantly trying to restrict me into a specific _______. My home language is Spanish so this must mean I eat tacos. I have kinky hair so this must mean I bang to Meek Mill. For many, I am too black to be Latin and too Latin to be black."
A) race and religion
B) mold and identity
C) ethnicity and sexuality
D) gender and race

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "mold and identity" because the speaker is discussing how people try to categorize them based on stereotypes related to their background and appearance, which relates to their identity, rather than specifically their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, or gender.

Question 20

What prompted Williams's first "race crisis"?
A) Violence between African American and Hispanic gangs at her school
B) Moving to a school where students tended to segregate themselves by race
C) A classmate assuming, because of her skin color, that she couldn't speak Spanish
D) Being called "the most Mexican black girl I've ever met!"

Accepted Answer

The story reads, "Then one girl snickered to another in Spanish "Why is she sitting here? I don't want her to sit here." Her friend, who had been in my previous class and had heard my class introduction, blushed and replied to her friend in English 'She speaks Spanish.'"

Quiz 4: Epistemologies of Bodies: Ways of Knowing and Experiencing the World

How does Mock define the word "mahu" that was used as a playground slur when she was young?

Mock states that one of the most common questions asked by local Hawaiians is "what you?" which means which of the following?

How did Agha know that the testosterone was working even though they were not seeing changes in their body?

What is the author's gender identity?

Which statement is true?

What did exploring the cultural politics of intersexuality represent to the author? A new configuration of what?

Fill in the blank of the article's argument: "Precisely because Asian men are _______ in Western minds, the Western mind is unable to see anything other than a female when gazing at a male "Oriental" body."

What effect might the imbalance found in gay Asian and white relationships have on gay Asian men?

What is the author's call to action to mediate the issues discussed in the article?

Which two aspects of her identity does Hill say people like to keep separate, "pretending they don't dance in the dark?"

"Proving (although unintentionally) two points to myself: (1) My sexual identity and its expression is _ and not _; it can, and therefore should be, disruptive; and (2) I am a lesbian."

Why does Hill say that "some call me confused"?

What is ironic about the fact that the wheelchair is gendered?

Why is the essay titled this way?

"Even now as an adult I find people are constantly trying to restrict me into a specific _______. My home language is Spanish so this must mean I eat tacos. I have kinky hair so this must mean I bang to Meek Mill. For many, I am too black to be Latin and too Latin to be black."

What prompted Williams's first "race crisis"?