Multiple-Choice Questions for Feminism, Socialism, Feminist Socialism in the Nineteenth Century

Multiple-Choice Questions for Feminism, Socialism, Feminist Socialismand Other Issues of Women’s Experience in the Nineteenth Century Feminism emerged as an important movement in the later nineteenth century. Its most important focus in the early years was on a. charity management b. nationalism c. religious reforms d. suffrage e. factory safety Which of these cultural innovations is NOT identified with “La Belle Epoque?” a. increased participation of women in recreation b. increased shopping opportunities, especially in department stores c. development of bicycle riding as a participant and spectator sport d. poisoning of husbands by urban women excluded from public recreation facilities e. leisure activities increasingly available for the lower and middle classes English feminism was different from Continental feminism because a. England got universal manhood suffrage late and the industrial revolution early. b. English married women already had broad rights to property and divorce. c. unlike in France and Germany, socialist feminist women never had separate parallel groups to belong to. d. there was widespread acceptance of Bebel’s “Twaddle” theory of woman’s special gifts for childrearing. e. of the French Revolution. Which is NOT TRUE about the acceptance of the “mother-educator” ideology? a. It led to organization of motherhood training schools for women in Germany. b. It supported the argument for women’s increased access to education. c. It was a main idea of the relational feminists. d. It was supported by nonfeminists who wanted women to stay at home and care for children. e. It made staying at home a more palatable choice for women by arguing that they were contributing to the well-being of their country. Which is NOT a shared attitude of nineteenth-century European feminists? a. There exists a common female experience. b. Women are subject to institutional injustice. c. The goals of feminism are to enhance women’s power and to end the coercive power of men. d. Men and women are fundamentally equal in nature and in abilities. e. all the above Which assertion would a “relational” feminist be most likely to support? a. Women are only different from men because of history and custom. b. Women’s role in the family is not as important as her personal fulfillment. c. Socialism is needed to make women economically independent from men. d. Women are psychologically different from men and have special roles in society. e. Women need to vote because they are citizens of their nations. Which is NOT true of individualistic feminism? a. It appealed only to bourgeois women. b. It derived from Enlightenment ideals. c. It was the more radical than relational feminism. d. It focused more on a woman’s personal fulfillment and less on her role as mother. e. One of its advocates was John Stuart Mill. Professionalized team sports emerged during the later nineteenth century largely due to a. more leisure time and money available to the working class. b. increased royal patronage. c. desire of the church to fill workers’ free time with approved activities. d. desire of the masses to see violence and cruelty. e. interest of women in more exciting activities than sewing and cleaning. Which demographic change was of major concern to French political leaders at the end of the nineteenth century? a. higher age at first marriage for women and men b. increasing proportion of people who never married c. increasing proportion of poor people d. declining birth rate among all classes e. increasing illegitimacy rate among the middle classes The women’s suffrage movement was most active and successful in the early twentieth century in which one of the following countries? a. England b. Germany c. France d. Switzerland e. Italy During the later nineteenth century, which of the following jobs was NOT a new area of opportunity for employment for women? a. school teacher b. secretary c. telephone operator d. shop assistant e. mine worker What phrase best describes the role of European women in factories as the nineteenth century progressed? a. They held more responsible positions. b. Fewer of them worked in factories. c. More of them worked in industry. d. More women factory workers were married than single. e. Women were more resistant to factory discipline.