Unit 1: Political Traditions - Feminism Mock 01

Who among the following categorized feminism into three distinct 'waves' in her work 'The Second Wave'?

1. Maggie Humm
2. Martha Lear
3. Rebecca Walker
4. Alice Walker

Which feminist thinker criticized the liberal 'Universal Man' by proposing the concept of a 'Differentiated Citizenship'?

1. Iris Marion Young
2. Seyla Benhabib
3. Nancy Fraser
4. Chantal Mouffe

Match List-I (Book) with List-II (Author): (a) The Dialectic of Sex (b) Sexual Politics (c) The Feminine Mystique (d) The Second Sex (1) Simone de Beauvoir (2) Betty Friedan (3) Kate Millett (4) Shulamith Firestone

1. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
2. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
3. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
4. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

The concept of 'Compulsory Heterosexuality' as a patriarchal institution was developed by:

1. Judith Butler
2. Adrienne Rich
3. Audre Lorde
4. Monique Wittig

The 'Difference Feminism' school of thought argues that:

1. Women should be identical to men
2. Biological differences are irrelevant
3. Women have unique values like peace and nurturing
4. Gender is purely a social construct

Match List-I (Concept) with List-II (Thinker): (a) Black Feminism (b) Cyborg Manifesto (c) Ethic of Care (d) Standpoint Theory (1) Donna Haraway (2) Carol Gilligan (3) Bell Hooks (4) Nancy Hartsock

1. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
2. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
3. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
4. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

Which type of feminism views the 'state' as an inherently patriarchal institution that cannot be used for liberation?

1. Liberal Feminism
2. Radical Feminism
3. Socialist Feminism
4. Marxist Feminism

Assertion (A): Liberal feminists support the reform of existing laws and institutions. Reason (R): They believe that women's inequality is primarily due to legal and educational restrictions.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the explanation
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true

Match List-I (Slogan/Term) with List-II (Associated Thinker/Group): (a) Wages for Housework (b) Personal is Political (c) Woman is not born but becomes (d) Double Burden (1) Simone de Beauvoir (2) Silvia Federici (3) Second Wave Activists (4) Marxist Feminists

1. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
2. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
3. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
4. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

Who wrote 'Toward a Feminist Theory of the State'?

1. Catharine MacKinnon
2. Susan Brownmiller
3. Andrea Dworkin
4. Mary Wollstonecraft

Assertion (A): Ecofeminists argue that the Enlightenment led to the dual exploitation of women and nature. Reason (R): Enlightenment rationality prioritized 'Man' and 'Reason' over 'Nature' and 'Emotion'.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the explanation
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true

Assertion (A): Post-colonial feminists criticize Western feminism for being universalist. Reason (R): They argue that the experience of a 'Third World Woman' is distinct from a Western woman due to the legacy of colonialism.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the explanation
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true

Which thinker is associated with the 'Materialist Feminism' that critiques both patriarchy and capitalism?

1. Heidi Hartmann
2. Rosemarie Tong
3. Zillah Eisenstein
4. Both A and C

Who among the following wrote 'Feminism is for Everybody'?

1. Bell Hooks
2. Alice Walker
3. Angela Davis
4. Gloria Steinem

Assertion (A): Radical feminists often support separatism from men. Reason (R): They believe that all interactions with men in a patriarchal society inevitably result in female subordination.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the explanation
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true