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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology, 4/e
Estelle Disch, University of Massachusetts, Boston

A World That is Truly Human

Quiz



1

According to Reading 67 (Statement of Principles), membership in the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) is restricted to men.
A)True
B)False
2

In Reading 67 (Statement of Principles), the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) suggests that heterosexual men suffer from homophobia.
A)True
B)False
3

In Reading 68 (The Blow-Up… A Clash of Realities), Gloria Anzaldúa states that although most white feminists intellectually acknowledge racism, they assume that feminist racialized “others” share their same values and goals.
A)True
B)False
4

Gloria Anzaldúa states, in Reading 68 (The Blow-Up… A Clash of Realities), that though many understand the racism perpetrated by white individuals, most do not understand the racism inherent in their identities, in the culture’s stories.
A)True
B)False
5

In Reading 69 (American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in Contemporary North America), authors Annette Jaimes and Theresa Halsey argue that American Indian women's concerns are very closely aligned with those of mainstream feminism.
A)True
B)False
6

According to Geoff K. Ward and Manning Marable in Reading 70 (Toward a New Civic Leadership: The Africana Criminal Justice Project), the growing number of women in prison has introduced remarkable strains on children, extended families, and child welfare resources.
A)True
B)False
7

According to Reading 71 (Organizing for Peace in Israel: Why Israeli Women Want a Peace Movement of Their Own), Gila Svirsky states that the most successful peace movement ever in Israel was a women’s organization- the Four Mothers Movement.
A)True
B)False
8

According to Rita Arditti in Reading 72 (Women and Human Rights), since its inception, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has not labored with the issue of women and its inclusion in the human rights framework.
A)True
B)False
9

According to Annette Jaimes and Theresa Halsey in Reading 69 (American Indian Women: At the Center of Indigenous Resistance in Contemporary North America), American Indian women's resistance strategies include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)creating physical barriers using their own bodies
B)using armed self-defense
C)spiritual ceremonies
D)picketing outside liquor stores
10

10. According to Geoff K. Ward and Manning Marable in Reading 70 (Toward a New Civic Leadership: The Africana Criminal Justice Project), the United States prison and jail population is disproportionately comprised of ________________ people of color.
A)young
B)poorly educated
C)under- and unemployed
D)All of the above.
11

In Reading 71 (Organizing for Peace in Israel: Why Israeli Women Want a Peace Movement of Their Own), Gila Svirsky states that the Four Mothers Movement disbanded in _____ upon the Israeli evacuation of its troops from Lebanon.
A)1996
B)1998
C)2000
D)2002
12

In Reading 72 (Women and Human Rights), Rita Arditti states that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in _____ and starts by asserting that freedom, justice, and peace in the world depend upon the recognition of human dignity and the rights of all members of the human family.
A)1942
B)1948
C)1954
D)1960