5.7 Women's Rights Movement

Question 1

Which statement best expresses the dilemma women faced in the 1950s and 1960s?

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D: They had time and opportunity to reinvent themselves but still faced barriers.

Question 2

One way many women’s lives changed in the 1950s was that they

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B: were helped by new household technology.

Question 3

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is primarily a

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C: political advocacy group.

Question 4

In The Feminine Mystique, the author argued that

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B: women feel worthless when they deny themselves freedom of expression.

Question 5

The Feminine Mystique was written by

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B: Betty Friedan.

Question 6

What do womens’ rights groups today focus on in regard to abortion?

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B: fighting to keep abortions legal and expanding existing abortion laws

Question 7

In the 1970s, the National Organization for Women expanded its goals by

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C: supporting the Equal Rights Amendment.

Question 8

A woman who entered the workforce in the 1960s could expect to

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C: work for male supervisors and managers.

Question 9

Some women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because

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D: they thought it undermined traditional values.

Question 10

Which statement best explains the outcome of Roe v. Wade after the 1973 ruling?

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C: Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to restrict abortions.

5.7 Women's Rights Movement Answers