Select the option that does not capture the contradictory qualities of a Greek woman

Question

She is both one and the other
The feminine voice is a voice of both madness and of lucidity
A voice simultaneously functioning at the extremes of volume
The feminine voice hides itself beneath ruses of trickery
The voice and the silence of women are both all of this and none of this simultaneously

Answer 1

The option that does not capture the contradictory qualities of a Greek woman is:

A voice simultaneously functioning at the extremes of volume.

This choice describes a quality of loudness or silence, rather than the complex interplay and contradictions inherent in the experience or identity of a Greek woman.

Answer 2

Choose the two correct answers. Gender a performative carries the double meaning of:


Theatrical and non-referential


Insignificant and non-referential


Dramatic and referential


Dramatic and non-referential

Answer 3

The two correct answers are:

1. Theatrical and non-referential
2. Dramatic and non-referential

These pairings capture the notion of gender as a performance rather than a static or directly referential identity.

Answer 4

Which is the only virtue that Greek thought agrees to ascribe to women?
sophrosune
lathraioteron
apeiron
agathon

Answer 5

The only virtue that Greek thought agrees to ascribe to women is sophrosune. This term is often translated as "moderation" or "temperance," and it was widely recognized as a virtue attributed to women in ancient Greek philosophy.

Answer 6

In which situation would we say there is repetition-in-rupture as described by Spivak?
A situation in which the previously oppressed chooses not to continue the cycle of violence and does not become an oppressor.
A situation in which the previously oppressed chooses to continue the cycle of violence and becomes the oppressor .

Answer 7

We would say there is repetition-in-rupture as described by Spivak in the following situation:

A situation in which the previously oppressed chooses not to continue the cycle of violence and does not become an oppressor.

This concept refers to a break in the cycle of oppression where the oppressed, instead of replicating the patterns of violence and domination they experienced, create a new kind of response or action that disrupts the cycle.

Answer 8

The authors of "Body, Gender and Sexuality: Politics of Being and Belonging" are:


Sabala and Meena Gopal


Sabala and Miena Gopal


Saballa and Meena Gopal


Saballa and Miena Gopal

Answer 9

The correct authors of "Body, Gender and Sexuality: Politics of Being and Belonging" are:

Sabala and Meena Gopal.

Answer 10

Which is correct about Greek silence?
"Instead of silence as absence, Greek silence is best comprehended as a register of one s harmony with one s place as embodied through one s demeanour, a demeanour achieved through a form of self-mastery."
"Instead of silence as stillness, Greek silence is best grasped as a register of one s repudiation with one s place as embodied through one s comportment, a comportment achieved through a particular type of self-mastery. "

Answer 11

The correct statement about Greek silence is:

"Instead of silence as absence, Greek silence is best comprehended as a register of one’s harmony with one’s place as embodied through one’s demeanour, a demeanour achieved through a form of self-mastery."

This understanding emphasizes the positive aspect of silence in Greek thought, focusing on harmony and self-mastery rather than simply viewing silence as the absence of sound or activity.