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The quiz on the left is a new one about women who have used their voices to speak out about issues in their lives or in the lives of other woman, and acted as advocates as authors or activists. The questions are more difficult in that one than on the other quiz. The quiz on the right is a 15-question quiz on women's studies, and general issues in the lives of women. Some of the questions had to be shortened due to the amount of space allowed on this form, so if they seem like they could have been written better to you, well, you are right, but this form didn't allow much space. After you submit your answers,  you see the correct answers and can make comments. Please answer all the questions, even if you just have to guess. There's nothing wrong with guessing.
Women's Issues Quiz
What country never had a female Head of State?

Sri Lanka
Ireland
Panama
Latvia
Finland
The Phillipines
Indonesia
New Zealand
Senegal
Bangladesh
Great Britain
India
Canada
Lithuania
United States of America

Number one killer of women in the US?

AIDS
Breast Cancer
Diabetes
Cervical Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Scleroderma
Muscular Dystrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
Lupus
Heart Disease
Osteoporosis
Lung Cancer
Brain Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fibromyalgia

Who, of these, is a radical feminist theologian?

Phyllis Schlafly
Gloria Steinem
Angela Davis
Andrea Dworkin
Dar Williams
SARK
Zora Neale Hurston
Lucinda Williams
Robin Morgan
Mary Daly
Marilyn French
Valerie Solanas
Patricia Schroeder
Maxine Waters
Judy Blume

Number of women raped daily in South Africa:

29
16
38
13
54
29
76
38
85
49
97
68
102
40
147

How many have had Female Genital Mutilation?

12,000
5700
3700
8000
30,000,000
16,000,000
9700
90,000
68,000
80,000,,000
5,000,000
15,000,000
95,000,000
135,000,000
99,000,000

Women killed every week by husbands in US:

1
3
18
79
4
23
12
17
19
6
7
8
14
79
28

Women CEO's of Fortune 500 companies:

250
180
217
78
240
96
37
68
109
93
46
64
125
81
10

When was abortion made legal in the U.S. ?

January 10, 1969
July 3, 1970
March 5, 1967
December 12, 1979
April 24, 1957
November 16, 1971
June 23, 1972
March 13, 1965
August 12, 1970
October 5, 1956
January 22,1973
September 15, 1974
February 13, 1977
December 17, 1967
May 19, 1969

What did Benazir Bhutto do that was unique?

Created the first feminist magazine in Japan
Won a gold medal in the Olympics for gymanstics at
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Walked 13,000 miles to campaign for environmental
Became the first female head of government of an I
Created a feminist magazine in India
Raised awareness about breast cancer
Wrote a book about Female Genital Mutilation
Lobbied Congress for the Violence Against Women Ac
Created the Girl Scouts of America
Gave birth to a child at age 57
Started a union for factory workers in California
Founded Women's International League for Peace
Created the Revolutionary Association for Women in
Advocated for birth control in Sri Lanka

First female profesional writer in England:

Sappho
Virginia Woolf
Charlotte Bronte
Elizabeth Bishop
Kate Chopin
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Emily Dickinson
H.D.
Amy Lowell
Aphra Behn