Feminist Theory: Central Texts Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Feminist Theory? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In Speculum of the Other Woman (1974), Luce Irigaray states that Sigmund Freud:
had a magnificent beard
used psychoanalysis as a seduction tool
wrote one too many books about his weird dreams
knew how to tell some really great jokes
Q. In Revolution in Poetic Language (1974), Julia Kristeva describes "the semiotic" as:
the realm of meaningful connections between infant and maternal bodies
an itchy rash caused by certain kinds of rubbing
a festering wound
a method of linguistic study
Q. In "Postmodern Blackness" (1990), bell hooks argues that postmodern theory is good for:
boring dinner guests you don't like
repelling men at bars
critiquing essentialism
maintaining the status quo
Q. In The Madwoman in the Attic (1979), Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar describe Bertha Mason as Jane Eyre's:
long-lost twin
etiquette instructor
falsest and lightest opposite
truest and darkest double
Q. In "A Black Feminist Statement" (1979), members of The Combahee River Collective reject separatist feminism because:
being woman-identified means giving up masculine TV shows like Sherlock
they need to fight alongside black men against racism
they believe that men and women balance each other out
womanism seems like a better option