Test on Women in Society: Roles and Rights

Question 1: Statistically, women earn 20% less than men on the same position.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials indicate that statistically, women earn 20% less than men on the same position.

Question 2: According to the study materials, what was the typical status of education for ordinary women during the Middle Ages?

A. They had access to extensive education, similar to men.

B. Their education was focused solely on religious studies provided by local churches.

C. Ordinary women generally had no education.

D. They received education primarily through their husbands or fathers at home.

Explanation: The study materials explicitly state under the section describing the Middle Ages that "Ordinary womenhad noeducation.".

Question 3: The first wave of feminism primarily took place from the 1960s to the 1970s.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that the first wave of feminism occurred from the 1890s-1950, while the 1960s-70s timeframe is associated with the second wave of feminism.

Question 4: The primary focus of the first wave of feminism was to achieve non-legislative social reforms.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The first wave of feminism mainly fought for legislative change, not non-legislative social reforms.

Question 5: Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of the second wave of feminism in the USA after the war?

A. The perception that women's professional careers, started during wartime, led to equal wages and job stability.

B. A collective feeling among women of a significant gap between their formal equality and their actual societal standing.

C. The renewed societal emphasis on the exclusive role of women as housewives in the post-war era, coupled with discrimination against working women.

D. The successful passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1950s.

Explanation: The second wave of feminism rose in the USA after the war when women felt the discrepancy between their formal equality and their real position in society. Contributing to this was the renewed societal view that a woman's role was primarily as a housewife, and working women were often viewed as a sign of a low-class family. Women who continued their professional careers faced serious discrimination concerning their wages, authority, and job stability. The Equal Rights Amendment was a significant event in the 1970s, not a cause of the movement's rise in the post-war period, and women did not experience equal wages or job stability.