CLP3184 - Women's Mental Health Test
1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Feminism - Correct Answer the belief system that holds that women and men should be considered
equal in terms of
1. social
2. legal, &
3. economic opportunities.
Many people think that feminism means... - Correct Answer trying to make men less powerful than
women.
Balance is another word for _____ - Correct Answer equality
Equality is the goal of _____ - Correct Answer feminism.
Aristotle believed that women... - Correct Answer - couldn't develop fully as rational beings
- are more likely to be envious and to lie
men and women in Christianity
- Adam
1. was made in God's own image.
2. He was given the curse of having to work to survive.
- Eve
1. made from a part of a man.
,2. she has the curses of painful childbirth and having to obey her husband. (This assumes that women
DON'T have to also work to survive!)
men and women in Taoism's Yin-Yang symbol - Correct Answer - yin (the black area) is feminine and
stands for...
1. ignorance
2. darkness, and
3. evil.
- yang (the white area) is masculine and represents...
1. light
2. intellect, and
3. goodness.
Women in Hinduism
- an unmarried woman or widow...
has no personal identity because a woman's identity is defined by her husband.
- Hindu girls born in the "untouchable" class (poor)...
used to be given by their parents to temples to appease the gods by having sex with upper-caste men (still
takes place in some areas)
3 themes of how religion and mythology have viewed women throughout history: - Correct Answer 1 -
Women are evil sinners or seductresses (like Eve, Mary Magdalene, yin)
2 - Women are frightening, dangerous witches, like Medusa.
3 - Women are pure and virtuous, like the Virgin Mary or the Earth Mother.
, Androcentrism - Correct Answer the belief that the male is the norm and women are different
(women/men) tend to be more religious in nearly all cultures and religions? - Correct Answer women
masculine titles sometimes seen as better or normal include... - Correct Answer - master (sounds
honorable) versus mistress (sounds like a woman that a man has on the side)
- actor (a person who acts) versus actress (a female person who acts)
- the use of sir to address a superior officer of either gender in the military, although female officers are
addressed as ma'am today
androcentric generic - Correct Answer The use of masculine nouns or pronouns to refer to people that
could be of either gender
percent of front-page newspaper stories that refer to women: - Correct Answer Less than 25%
Women are about ____% of newspaper and magazine opinion columnists. - Correct Answer 25%
About 60-70% of actors in prime time are (female/male)? - Correct Answer male
The coverage of women's sports is __% of all sports coverage. - Correct Answer 6%
what percent of clip-art images are male? - Correct Answer 65%
Women are (more/less) visible in the media? - Correct Answer less
Women are (more/less) audible in the media? - Correct Answer less
what percent of all advertisement voiceovers are male? - Correct Answer 70% and 90%
1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Feminism - Correct Answer the belief system that holds that women and men should be considered
equal in terms of
1. social
2. legal, &
3. economic opportunities.
Many people think that feminism means... - Correct Answer trying to make men less powerful than
women.
Balance is another word for _____ - Correct Answer equality
Equality is the goal of _____ - Correct Answer feminism.
Aristotle believed that women... - Correct Answer - couldn't develop fully as rational beings
- are more likely to be envious and to lie
men and women in Christianity
- Adam
1. was made in God's own image.
2. He was given the curse of having to work to survive.
- Eve
1. made from a part of a man.
,2. she has the curses of painful childbirth and having to obey her husband. (This assumes that women
DON'T have to also work to survive!)
men and women in Taoism's Yin-Yang symbol - Correct Answer - yin (the black area) is feminine and
stands for...
1. ignorance
2. darkness, and
3. evil.
- yang (the white area) is masculine and represents...
1. light
2. intellect, and
3. goodness.
Women in Hinduism
- an unmarried woman or widow...
has no personal identity because a woman's identity is defined by her husband.
- Hindu girls born in the "untouchable" class (poor)...
used to be given by their parents to temples to appease the gods by having sex with upper-caste men (still
takes place in some areas)
3 themes of how religion and mythology have viewed women throughout history: - Correct Answer 1 -
Women are evil sinners or seductresses (like Eve, Mary Magdalene, yin)
2 - Women are frightening, dangerous witches, like Medusa.
3 - Women are pure and virtuous, like the Virgin Mary or the Earth Mother.
, Androcentrism - Correct Answer the belief that the male is the norm and women are different
(women/men) tend to be more religious in nearly all cultures and religions? - Correct Answer women
masculine titles sometimes seen as better or normal include... - Correct Answer - master (sounds
honorable) versus mistress (sounds like a woman that a man has on the side)
- actor (a person who acts) versus actress (a female person who acts)
- the use of sir to address a superior officer of either gender in the military, although female officers are
addressed as ma'am today
androcentric generic - Correct Answer The use of masculine nouns or pronouns to refer to people that
could be of either gender
percent of front-page newspaper stories that refer to women: - Correct Answer Less than 25%
Women are about ____% of newspaper and magazine opinion columnists. - Correct Answer 25%
About 60-70% of actors in prime time are (female/male)? - Correct Answer male
The coverage of women's sports is __% of all sports coverage. - Correct Answer 6%
what percent of clip-art images are male? - Correct Answer 65%
Women are (more/less) visible in the media? - Correct Answer less
Women are (more/less) audible in the media? - Correct Answer less
what percent of all advertisement voiceovers are male? - Correct Answer 70% and 90%
