Chapter 10

Resisting Gender Violence

1. True/False Women commit 50% of all mass shootings in the U.S.
2. True/False The U.S. Campus Security Act was passed in 1990.
3. True/False The U.S. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) ensured accommodations by universities to protect female students.
4. True/False GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is a kind of “date rape” drug.
5. True/False Nearly 25% of women said they were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, date, or intimate partner sometime in their lifetime.
6. True/False Altruistic sex is agreeing to sex because the consequences of not having sex are worse than having it.
7. True/False Marital rape is now a crime in all 50 states.
8. True/False Women are approximately 10 times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner.
9. True/False Most rapes are interracial.
10. True/False Most stalkers attempt to rape their victims.
11. True/False Stranger rapes are more likely to be reported than acquaintance rapes.
12. True/False Approximately 1 in 5 high school girls in the U.S. report being physically or sexually abused by a boyfriend.
13. True/False Physical abuse does not necessarily involve emotional abuse.
14. True/False Bouncing a child against an erection is a form of direct incest.
15. True/False Approximately one woman dies every day from intimate partner violence.
16. The rate of incest for boys is approximately

a. 1 in 3 to 5

b. 1 in 5 to 8

c. 1 in 8 to 10

d. 1 in 10 to 12

1. On the average, what number of women on college campuses has experienced sexual violence of some kind?

a. 1 in 3

b. 1 in 4

c. 1 in 6

d. 1 in 8

18. Research suggests that men who rape are different from men who do not in which of the following ways?

a. More androgynous

b. More misogynous

c. More aroused by violence against women

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

19. The percentage of rapes occurring on campus where alcohol is present is approximately

a. 50-60%

b. 60-70%

c. 70-80%

d. 80-90%

20. The idea that rape occurs on a continuum is known as the

a. Rape spectrum

b. Rape confluence

c. Rape continuum

d. Rape cycle

21. The threat or fear of rape that controls all women’s behavior is specifically termed

a. Sexual hostility

b. Sexual terrorism

c. Sexual hegemony

d. Sexual hostage-taking

22. What act passed in 1990 mandating colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to complete and distribute security reports on campus practices and crime statistics?

a. Campus Liability Act

b. University Women’s Empowerment Act

c. University Facilities Act

d. Campus Security Act

23. When was the U.S. Victims of Trafficking Victims Protection Act passed?

a. 1964

b. 1972

c. 1988

d. 2000

Reading 63 “Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights” Andrea Smith

1. True/False Home is the place of greatest danger for women.
2. True/False The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) has been supportive of the U.S. overthrow of the misogynous Taliban (Andrea Smith/“Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights”).
3. True/False The U.S. government perpetuates more violence against women than any other actor in the world (Andrea Smith/“Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights”).
4. In her article “Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights,” Andrea Smith calls for what framework for addressing violence?

a. Local grassroots decision-making

b. Human rights focus

c. International treaties

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

5. In “Beyond the Politics of Inclusion: Violence Against Women of Color and Human Rights,” on violence and women of color, Andrea Smith focuses in particular on the violence against women in which “racial group”?

a. Native American

b. Asian American

c. African American

d. Chicana/Latina

Reading 64 “She Said” Mariah Lockwood

1. True/False The poem “She Said” by Mariah Lockwood focuses on the friendship between a woman and her friend who is being stalked.
2. What was the survivor’s “best friend” in the poem “She Said” by Mariah Lockwood?

a. Lies

b. A big hat

c. Food

d. Concealer

1. Who was the survivor’s “sweetest friend” in the poem “She Said” by Mariah Lockwood?
   1. The postman
   2. The narrator/poet
   3. Her mother
   4. Her baby
2. In her poem “She Said,” Mariah Lockwood writes,
   

“cream over plums ripened deep/

sugar over salt lips, cracked, smiling/

hiding contraband fruit.”

What are the “plums” and “contraband fruit”?

a. Drugs

b. Bruises

c. Pregnancy

d. Ocean waves

1. In her poem “She Said,” Mariah Lockwood writes,

“It started with words, she said,/

a drizzle brushed from summer clothes/

then streaming, torrents, hail/

denting life itself.”

The “drizzle” and “streaming, torrents, hail” are examples of which type of abuse?

a. Emotional

b. Physical

c. Sexual

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

Reading 65 “Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking” Emilie Linder

1. True/False Almost every country in the world is involved in human trafficking (Emilie Linder/“Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking”).
2. True/False In 2016, 240,900 people were victims of forced labor (Emilie Linder/“Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking”).
3. True/False Women and girls account for 71% of trafficking victims (Emilie Linder/“Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking”).
4. True/False Migration and human trafficking always go hand in hand (Emilie Linder/“Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking”).
5. According to Emilie Linder in “Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking, which of the following does not explain the high number of women and girls who are trafficking victims?

a. Globalization

b. Gender norms

c. Poverty

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above explain the high number of women and girls who are trafficking victims

g. None of the above explain the high number of women and girls who are trafficking victims

1. According to Emilie Linder (“Gender Aspects of Human Trafficking”) which of the following are solutions to address human trafficking?

a. Socioeconomic empowerment for women

b. Increased civil and political rights for women

c. Increased gender equality

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (b) and (c)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 66 “#SayHerName” Homa Khaleeli

1. True/False The term intersectionality describes the way different forms of discrimination overlap and compound each other (Homa Khaleeli/“#SayHerName”).
2. True/False Disability is not generally a risk factor for being killed by police (Homa Khaleeli/“#SayHerName”).
3. True/False In “#SayHerName,” Homa Khaleeli notes that people are more likely to recognize the names of women killed by the police than men killed by the police.
4. According to Homa Khaleeli’s discussion of state violence against women does not include which of the following (“#SayHerName”)?

a. Killed after ambushing police and firing on them with a gun

b. Murder during police raid on a home

c. Murder by police during emergency calls for a mental health crisis

d. Sexual abuse by police officers

1. In order to take an intersectional approach to police violence, we could consider which of the following?
   1. Race
   2. Sexual orientation
   3. Disability status
   4. Transgender identity
   5. Both (a) and (b)
   6. Both (c) and (d)
   7. All of the above
   8. None of the above

Reading 67 “Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities: A Feminist Analysis” Chelsea Spencer, Allen Mallory, Michelle Toews, Sandra Stith, Leila Wood

1. True/False Studies show that approximately 19% of women were sexually assaulted during their enrollment in college (“Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities”).
2. True/False Women and men are the perpetrators of sexual assault on college campuses in equal numbers (“Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities”).
3. True/False Studies show that 80% of sexual assault survivors do not report the assault to university authorities (“Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities”).
4. In their article “Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities,” the authors found that survivors who did not report because “it was not a big enough deal” were more likely to be

a. Younger

b. Familiar with definitions of sexual assault

c. Unsure about handling the situation themselves

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

1. In their article “Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities,” the authors argue that which of the following reasons not to report an assault has roots in the discourse of rape culture?

a. “Because I was drunk”

b. “I didn’t want to get him in trouble”

c. “Too ashamed to report”

d. “I felt as though I would be blamed for putting myself in the situation”

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g All of the above have roots in the discourse of rape culture

h. None of the above have roots in the discourse of rape culture

1. According to the authors of “Why Sexual Assault Survivors Do Not Report to Universities,” which of the following are ways that universities could increase reporting of sexual assaults on campus?

a. Make information about reporting an assault clear and readily available

b. Make clear that universities have a responsibility to support students even if the assault happened off campus or the perpetrator was not a student

c. Reduce the acceptance of rape myths on campus

d. Provide sexual assault prevention training

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 68 “Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics” Nadje Al-Ali

1. True/False In her article “Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics,” Nadje Al-Ali argues that we must focus on continuums of violence from the personal to the international to better understand gender-based violence in Iraq.
2. True/False In her article “Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics,” Nadje Al-Ali argues that in order to understand and respond to contemporary gender-based violence in Iraq, we must also understand Iraq’s complex history.
3. True/False In her article “Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics,” Nadje Al-Ali argues that the glorification of militarized masculinity has not played a role in gender-based violence in Iraq.
4. In her article Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics,” Nadje Al-Ali argues that one way to support Yezidi women and girls who are survivors of gender-based violence is to

a. Rescue them from their kidnappers

b. Start a Twitter campaign to demand their freedom

c. Admit refugee women and children to the U.S. and U.K.

d. Negotiate with Isis for their return

1. In her article “Sexual Violence in Iraq: Challenges for Transnational Feminist Politics,” Nadje Al-Ali’s tone is frustrated and urgent. She expresses frustration at which of the following?

a. Western focus on current Isis gender-based violence without discussion of the larger context and history

b. Western focus on women’s rights in Iraq at moments of political expediency

c. Westerners turning a blind eye to gender-based violence against Iraqi women perpetrated by Iraqi and U.S. soldiers

d. Westerners’ reluctance to accept refugees seeking asylum from gender-based violence

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 69 “Betrayed by the Angel: What Happens When Violence Knocks and Politeness Answers?” Debra Anne Davis

1. True/False In “Betrayed by the Angel,” Davis recounts her childhood story of incest.
2. In “Betrayed by the Angel,” what was Davis’s experience as a child in school?

a. She was made fun of in gym class by a boy

b. She was poked with a pencil by a boy

c. She was taunted on the playground by a boy

d. She was told she was stupid by a boy

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

3. Which classic writer wrote about the “angel in the house” (as described in the article “Betrayed by the Angel” by Debra Anne Davis)?

a. Mary Wollstonecraft

b. Virginia Woolf

c. Gertrude Stein

d. Toni Morrison

4. In “Betrayed by the Angel,” Davis recounts her adult story of rape. What kind of rape did she experience?

a. Acquaintance

b. Stranger

c. Gang

d. Marital

5. In “Betrayed by the Angel,” Davis wrote that during her rape she

a. Fought for her life

b. Was worried about being killed

c. Was relatively passive

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

Reading 70 “Lisa’s Ritual, Age 10” Grace Caroline Bridges

1. True/False The abuse Lisa endures in the poem “Lisa’s Ritual” is an example of direct incest as characterized in chapter 10.
2. True/False The abuse that Lisa endures in “Lisa’s Ritual” by Grace Caroline Bridges contradicts the assertion made in chapter 10 that in 90% of the cases when children are raped, the perpetrator is someone they know.
3. Lisa physically deals with the aftermath of her abuse in the poem “Lisa’s Ritual” by doing which of the following

a. Cutting herself

b. Writing in her journal

c. Taking a bath

d. Brushing her teeth

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g All of the above

h. None of the above

1. In the poem “Lisa’s Ritual” by Grace Caroline Bridges, the references to Lisa’s “school dress” and her “teacher’s new chalk” remind readers that Lisa is

a. Being abused at school

b. A very young girl

c. Angry at her teacher

d. Angry at her classmates

1. In the poem “Lisa’s Ritual” by Grace Caroline Bridges, Lisa soothes herself by resting in the corner until it feels like she

“slides down like/

dust like kitchen dirt/

slips off/

the dustpan into/

noplace”

These lines refer to which of the following symptoms of childhood sexual violence?

a. Internalized feelings of worthlessness

b. Depression and withdrawal

c. Cutting

d. Sexual promiscuity

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g All of the above

h. None of the above