WMS 1010 - Introduction to Women's Studies » Winter 2023 » Unit Two Quiz Labor

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Question #1
In the film "The Color Purple," who gave Harpo the advice that he should "beat" Sofia in order to control her?
A.   Mister's father.
B.   Mister
C.   Shug
D.   Celie
Question #2
When Shug Avery arrives to visit Albert (Mister), does he expect her to labor in the ways he expects of Celie?
A.   Yes
B.   No
Question #3
First Wave feminism was centered around which issue?
A.   Domestic violence
B.   Equal pay
C.   Voting
D.   Labor issues
Question #4
According to your audio lectures, which scholar does your professor point to as a foundation for her practice of feminism?
A.   Darlene Clark-Hine
B.   bell hooks
C.   Debra Gray White
D.   Beverly Smith
Question #5
According to bell hooks, what should be at the foundation of one's practice of feminism?
A.   Advocacy
B.   Truth
C.   Justice
D.   Love
Question #6
Which piece of legislation was considered a major victory for both the Civil Right's Movement and Second Wave Feminism?
A.   Nineteenth Amendment 1920
B.   Civil Rights Act of 1964
C.   Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978
D.   Roe v. Wade 1973
Question #7
The Sapphire sterotype displays Black women as matriarchal figures only built for labor and nurturing.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #8
Which president championed the women's right to vote?
A.   Calvin Coolidge
B.   Woodrow Wilson
C.   Rutherford B. Hayes
D.   Theodore Roosevelt
Question #9
In the film "The Color Purple," how does Mister atone for his treatment of Celie in the end?
A.   He buys her a store.
B.   He wills her his house and farm.
C.   He changes his behavior and rededicates himself to their marriage.
D.   He orchestrates the journey of Celie's sister and children to America so they could be reunited after decades of separation.
Question #10
According to both Anne Hochschild and your professor, the unfair burden of second shift work can be resolved by dialogue and conversation.
A.   Agree
B.   Disagree
Question #11
Looking at the data under the graphics "100 Years of Working Women," ___________________ was the fifth ranked occupation for women in the 1970s.
A.   Operatives
B.   Teaching
C.   Clerks
D.   Secretaries
Question #12
According to the interactive map entitled "Labor Force Participation Rate by Sex, State and County ," Prince George's County has a labor force participation of _____________ when it comes to women workers.
A.   80.6
B.   88.7
C.   81.0
D.   77.3
Question #13
According to the Wired article, "Women in Tech Have Been Pulling a Second Shift for Decades," how many women left the work force from February 2020 and February 2021?
A.   1.8 million
B.   2.2 million
C.   1.7 million
D.   2.4 million
Question #14
According to the information presented in this unit, when did women in the United States join the workforce en mass for the first time?
A.   When men went off to fight in the Civil War
B.   After the Industrial Revolution
C.   After the Great Financial Panic of 1873
Question #15
According to the information in the International Labour Organization website, in 2016, ILO and Gallup teamed up to ask women across the globe if they preferred to work in paid jobs, care for their families, or do both. The data showed that 70% of women preferred to labor where?
A.   Both the home and public space.
B.   The public space.
C.   The home space.

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