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1. 
When did many countries give women suffrage?
A.
At the height of the Vietnam War.
B.
After WWI and during the 1920’s.
C.
After the creation of the UN’s Declaration of Human Rights.
D.
When the Holocaust ended.
2. 
What did feminists fight for during the 1960’s?
A.
National racial equality.
B.
Abolishment of political parties.
C.
A free school lunch program.
D.
Equality in marriage and work.
3. 
Where do women tend to experience more rights?
A.
Traditional societies.
B.
Religious societies.
C.
Democratic countries.
D.
Unindustrialized countries.
4. 
What are fundamentalist religions sometimes blamed for?
A.
Giving women an unfair advantage.
B.
Limiting women’s rights.
C.
Supporting a matriarchal society.
D.
Advocating for affirmative action.
5. 
What has happened in the struggle for women’s rights in Iraq and Afghanistan?
A.
Women have more rights than they have ever had.
B.
The Middle East is now on par with the US in terms of women’s opportunities.
C.
There has been a violent backlash against rights given to women.
D.
Women have gained a clear majority in both governments.
6. 
Many countries gave women suffrage after WWI and during the 1920's because:
A.
the UN made it a universal mandate at that time.
B.
women had refused to participate in the war effort unless they were given suffrage.
C.
female combat pilots went on strike.
D.
women had made important contributions to the war effort.
7. 
The belief that women should have equality in marriage and work is called:
A.
feminism
B.
sophism
C.
puerilism
D.
Darwinism
8. 
Women in industrialized, democratic countries tend to:
A.
have higher unemployment.
B.
have more equal rights.
C.
experience greater discrimination.
D.
follow traditional gender expectations.
9. 
Women's rights in fundamentalist religious cultures tend to be:
A.
limited.
B.
equal to men.
C.
highly respected.
D.
matriarchal in nature.
10. 
Women's rights in Iraq and Afghanistan:
A.
are strictly protected by law enforcement.
B.
have been threatened by violent attacks.
C.
were widely promoted by religious leaders in the 1980's.
D.
have remained unchanged for the past century.