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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the author's initial experience in women's groups?
(a) No one would look at her.
(b) She found solidarity with women from very different backgrounds.
(c) White women did not treat women of color as equals.
(d) Everyone was really open-minded.
2. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
(a) It's an important sign of the sexual revolution.
(b) It means that there are more white men, i.e. there is no new definition of humanity.
(c) It means that these women are creating a more successful life.
(d) It means that they are traitors to their gender.
3. What are some of the biggest challenges to sisterhood?
(a) Racism, classism, sexism, and heterosexism.
(b) Global warming, politics, and religion.
(c) Unfair business practices.
(d) There used to be challenges but they have lessened.
4. For the author, what is a better way to arrive at a definition of sisterhood?
(a) Through solidarity in the face of all forms of oppression.
(b) Through sustained debate.
(c) By finding out which men are truly oppressive.
(d) The movement does not need a definition of sisterhood.
5. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?
(a) Men.
(b) White upper class men.
(c) Men and women.
(d) Teachers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the author's opinion about the two different groups and how they function?
2. What general statement does the author make about men that may seem to contradict her other claims?
3. In Chapter 1, the author states that feminist theory and the feminist movement were originally shaped by which type of people?
4. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?
5. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
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