Question 1

Third wave feminism has clear and agreed upon objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What percentage of the Montreal labour force in the 1890s was comprised of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  54 per cent 
B)  48 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  58 per cent 
E)  20 per cent 
A)  54 per cent 
B)  48 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  58 per cent 
E)  20 per cent E

Question 3

What factors contributed to the emergence of modern feminism in the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the following points: the idea that the personal is political; ideas of modern feminist thinkers, including Simone de Beauvoir, Germaine Greer, and Betty Friedan; changes in the economy and greater female labour force participation; birth control and reproductive choices; and increasing secularization and therefore declining influence of traditional religion.

Question 4

What role did economic change play in the second wave of the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

Participation in the wage economy was li

Question 5

What observation did John Stuart Mill refute against in arguments promoting political and legal inequality of men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granting equal rights to women will not promote the interests of society. 
B)  The subjugation of women to men is natural. 
C)  The rule of men over women is accepted voluntarily by the female population. 
D)  What good could possibly come from extending full political and legal rights to women? 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Granting equal rights to women will not promote the interests of society. 
B)  The subjugation of women to men is natural. 
C)  The rule of men over women is accepted voluntarily by the female population. 
D)  What good could possibly come from extending full political and legal rights to women? 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

What was the nature of early feminism?

Accepted Answer

The mainstream of the women's movement w

Question 7

Which of the parties had a female leader in the 2011 federal election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Green Party 
B)  Liberal Party 
C)  New Democratic Party 
D)  Canadian Alliance 
E)  Bloc Québécois 
A)  Green Party 
B)  Liberal Party 
C)  New Democratic Party 
D)  Canadian Alliance 
E)  Bloc Québécois

Question 8

What piece of legislation extended voting rights to the small number of women serving in the military and to females whose male relatives were in military service?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Wartime Elections Act 
B)  The Election Reform Act 
C)  The Military Personnel and Dependents Act 
D)  The Reform Elections Act 
E)  The Canadian Forces and Administration Act 
A)  The Wartime Elections Act 
B)  The Election Reform Act 
C)  The Military Personnel and Dependents Act 
D)  The Reform Elections Act 
E)  The Canadian Forces and Administration Act

Question 9

What year did women in Newfoundland and Labrador gain the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  1916 
B)  1949 
C)  1870 
D)  1925 
E)  1896 
A)  1916 
B)  1949 
C)  1870 
D)  1925 
E)  1896

Question 10

"The higher, the fewer." What does this mean and what evidence is there that this is in fact the case?

Accepted Answer

The quotation is from Sylvia Bashevkin,

Question 11

Why was Quebec the last province to extend political rights to women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opposition from the Catholic Church 
B)  Opposition from wealthy political supporters 
C)  Complications with gender parity provisions of separatist party constitutions 
D)  Complications with the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 
E)  Quebec was not the last province to extend political rights to women. 
A)  Opposition from the Catholic Church 
B)  Opposition from wealthy political supporters 
C)  Complications with gender parity provisions of separatist party constitutions 
D)  Complications with the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 
E)  Quebec was not the last province to extend political rights to women.

Question 12

Early industrialization saw positive developments for the women's movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Opposition from the Catholic Church in Quebec blocked political rights for women until 1940.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss women gaining the vote and the right to hold office at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

The Wartime Elections Act of 1917 extend

Question 15

Since Justice Bertha Wilson became the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, how many women have been appointed to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  Four 
C)  10 
D)  Six 
E)  Eight 
A)  12 
B)  Four 
C)  10 
D)  Six 
E)  Eight

Question 16

Beginning in the late 1800s, the objects of the women's movement focused on extending voting rights to women and on legal and social reforms geared towards the protection of the family and traditional values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why did the successes of a few women have a negligible impact on the political and social status of women in general?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature of early feminism 
B)  The attitudes of society 
C)  The party system 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The nature of early feminism 
B)  The attitudes of society 
C)  The party system 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 18

Who said, "It is necessary to society that women should marry and produce children. They will not do so unless they are compelled. Therefore it is necessary to compel them."

Accepted Answer

A)  Friedrich Engels 
B)  Simone de Beauvoir 
C)  Margaret Mead 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
E)  Karl Marx 
A)  Friedrich Engels 
B)  Simone de Beauvoir 
C)  Margaret Mead 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
E)  Karl Marx

Question 19

What has been the role of sexuality in the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

Sexuality had been the deafening silence

Question 20

From a psychological perspective, why aren't more women involved in public life?

Accepted Answer

Child-reading and housework are useful a

Third wave feminism has clear and agreed upon objectives.

What percentage of the Montreal labour force in the 1890s was comprised of women?

What factors contributed to the emergence of modern feminism in the 1950s and 1960s?

What role did economic change play in the second wave of the women's movement?

What observation did John Stuart Mill refute against in arguments promoting political and legal inequality of men and women?

What was the nature of early feminism?

Which of the parties had a female leader in the 2011 federal election?

What piece of legislation extended voting rights to the small number of women serving in the military and to females whose male relatives were in military service?

What year did women in Newfoundland and Labrador gain the right to vote?

"The higher, the fewer." What does this mean and what evidence is there that this is in fact the case?

Why was Quebec the last province to extend political rights to women?

Early industrialization saw positive developments for the women's movement.

Opposition from the Catholic Church in Quebec blocked political rights for women until 1940.

Discuss women gaining the vote and the right to hold office at the federal level.

Since Justice Bertha Wilson became the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, how many women have been appointed to the Supreme Court?

Beginning in the late 1800s, the objects of the women's movement focused on extending voting rights to women and on legal and social reforms geared towards the protection of the family and traditional values.

Why did the successes of a few women have a negligible impact on the political and social status of women in general?

Who said, "It is necessary to society that women should marry and produce children. They will not do so unless they are compelled. Therefore it is necessary to compel them."

What has been the role of sexuality in the women's movement?

From a psychological perspective, why aren't more women involved in public life?

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Exam 14: Women and Politics

Third wave feminism has clear and agreed upon objectives.

What percentage of the Montreal labour force in the 1890s was comprised of women?

What factors contributed to the emergence of modern feminism in the 1950s and 1960s?

What role did economic change play in the second wave of the women's movement?

What observation did John Stuart Mill refute against in arguments promoting political and legal inequality of men and women?

What was the nature of early feminism?

Which of the parties had a female leader in the 2011 federal election?

What piece of legislation extended voting rights to the small number of women serving in the military and to females whose male relatives were in military service?

What year did women in Newfoundland and Labrador gain the right to vote?

"The higher, the fewer." What does this mean and what evidence is there that this is in fact the case?

Why was Quebec the last province to extend political rights to women?

Early industrialization saw positive developments for the women's movement.

Opposition from the Catholic Church in Quebec blocked political rights for women until 1940.

Discuss women gaining the vote and the right to hold office at the federal level.

Since Justice Bertha Wilson became the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, how many women have been appointed to the Supreme Court?

Beginning in the late 1800s, the objects of the women's movement focused on extending voting rights to women and on legal and social reforms geared towards the protection of the family and traditional values.

Why did the successes of a few women have a negligible impact on the political and social status of women in general?

Who said, "It is necessary to society that women should marry and produce children. They will not do so unless they are compelled. Therefore it is necessary to compel them."

What has been the role of sexuality in the women's movement?

From a psychological perspective, why aren't more women involved in public life?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters