Question 1

"As I listened to the speakers on that day, I considered how life had prepared me for this moment of _______. Although I had taken part in such "street theatre" before, this seemed like the crowning glory of them all."

Accepted Answer

A)   oppression
B)   intersectionality
C)   civil disobedience
D)   crisis C

Question 2

What does Burke recommend when someone wants to enter activist movements?

Accepted Answer

A)   spend some time figuring out how you want to be of service and then analyze if that's actually the most effective use of your time and skill set.
B)   be certain that you believe change will come and that you're not just being active for the sake of being woke and involved
C)   know that the work of activism isn't easy
D)   all of the above D

Question 3

What must non-Native feminists do to support Native women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Focus their efforts solely on dismantling patriarchy
B)   See the intersections of patriarchy and colonialism as they work simultaneously to strip Native women of agency and safety
C)   See Native women as naturally more connected to the earth because of their biology and natural essence instead of because of the ways lands figures into colonization
D)   All of the above B

Question 4

Who is in "The Squad"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ilhan Omar
B)   Rashida Tlaib
C)   Ayanna Pressley
D)   All of the above

Question 5

Why did Burke create #metoo decades ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   to encourage silence around sexual assault
B)   to support all survivors of sexual violence, but especially Black women and girls
C)   to promote Take Back the Night events
D)   none of the above

Question 6

Why is Baltimore an important setting to the story?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a metaphor for black women as both are often subjects of others trying to assert authority over them and both cannot be penned in
B)   It is where women go to college and are not allowed to finish
C)   It is place free of racial discord
D)   None of the above

Question 7

What do the Guerrilla Girls wear when they appear in public?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gorilla Masks
B)   Masks of famous women artists
C)   Masks of famous men artists
D)   Masks of U.S. Presidents

Question 8

Why was Winter the only activist fined for his role in the Capitol protest?

Accepted Answer

A)   He was deemed the leader
B)   He had a significant salary
C)   He declared he wouldn't pay any fine
D)   He was the only man involved

Question 9

What does the author argue is the Latina Advantage in U.S. politics?

Accepted Answer

A)   their dual identities as women and Latina speaks to a larger group of the electorate
B)   speaking Spanish on television helps keep other voters away from the polls
C)   Latinos win more elections but Latinas can ride on the wave of enthusiasm created by Latinos winning elections
D)   none of the above

Question 10

Which statement best summarizes Abu-Lughod's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)   Americanized Western feminism is the best model to enact among Afghani women
B)   Turkish secularism is part of cultural relativism
C)   Western feminists should not work as saviours but instead work as allies to Muslim women
D)   the United Nations should intercede on women's behalf globally

Question 11

According to Fryett, why is feminist laughter important?

Accepted Answer

A)   It provides an escape from quotidian problems
B)   It destabilizes normative discourse
C)   It provides a place for self-reflection
D)   None of the above

Question 12

According to Chemaly, who was penalized for showing anger during the election?

Accepted Answer

A)   Donald Trump
B)   Bernie Sanders
C)   Hillary Clinton
D)   All of the above

Question 13

What motivated Winter to reach the top of the Capitol steps?

Accepted Answer

A)   His friends at the top
B)   The young girl right behind him
C)   The fear of failure
D)   The cold weather

Question 14

What is Settler Colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)   The historic process that resulted in today's North American nations such as the U.S. and Canada
B)   A way of referring to attitudes and beliefs that colonial settlers held
C)   The ongoing colonization of indigenous peoples in places like the U.S. and Australia
D)   The replacement of one group of settlers with colonizers from a new empire

Question 15

In Hill's experience, what best protects the black community from violence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Religion
B)   Celebrity
C)   The school principal
D)   Family

Question 16

"A degraded environment leads to a scramble for scarce resources and may culminate in _______. As resources become scarcer or are squandered-whether they be land, water, hydrocarbons, timber, or minerals-some will seek to control them by excluding others. Consequently, the excluded seek justice and dignity through whatever means they can, often resulting in conflict. In fact, most conflicts in the world today relate in some way to competition over the access, control, and distribution of resources. Sometimes these conflicts take form within a state's own borders as local disputes over water, grazing ground, and agricultural land. Others are international conflicts, such as those in the Middle East. Almost without exception, these conflicts are over the distribution of these limited resources: who will own them, who will control them, and who will be excluded."

Accepted Answer

A)   poverty and conflict
B)   erosion and socialism
C)   capitalism and war
D)   optimism and crime

Question 17

What is the role of anger in the movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is necessary and justified
B)   It needs to be quelled
C)   It makes women look bad
D)   It will not be effective because people will not listen to the music

Question 18

Even RAWA, the now celebrated Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, which was so instrumental in bringing to U.S. women's attention the excesses of the Taliban, has opposed the U.S. bombing from the beginning. They do not see in it Afghan women's salvation but increased hardship and loss. They have long called for disarmament and for peacekeeping forces. Spokespersons point out the dangers of confusing _______, the Taliban with innocent Afghans who will be most harmed. They consistently remind audiences to take a close look at the ways policies are being organized around oil interests, the arms industry, and the international drug trade. They are not obsessed with the veil, even though they are the most radical feminists working for a secular democratic Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

A)   veiling and secularism
B)   governments with people
C)   war and peace
D)   none of the above

Question 19

When Western feminists call for banning veils instead of working as allies to Muslim women, what are Western feminists participating in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Colonial feminism
B)   Universal feminism
C)   Building sisterhood
D)   Making real change

Question 20

What film(s) is (are) playing at the theatre they are considering entering?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Mercenary
B)   The Vigilante
C)   The Barbarian
D)   All of the above

Exam 6: Activist Frontiers: Agency and Resistance