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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. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?
(a) Rita Mae Brown.
(b) Leah Fritz.
(c) Betty Friedan.
(d) Bell hooks.

2. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?
(a) She thinks that it is acceptable for white women but not for black women.
(b) She disagrees strongly with this definition of feminism because it sustains the current patriarchal system.
(c) She believes that it is the only way fro women to gain credibility and power in society.
(d) She refrains from commenting because she doesn't want to appear judgmental.

3. According to the author, how are joint analyses of race, class, and gender seen today?
(a) They are accepted by mainstream feminism as common practice.
(b) They are exclusively embraced in university settings.
(c) They are mostly practiced by black intellectuals.
(d) They are still rejected by mainstream feminists as too radical.

4. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?
(a) Women must learn to organize politically.
(b) Women must all agree on a single definition of sisterhood.
(c) Women must decide to get a formal education.
(d) Women must learn to explore, understand, and communicate their individual experiences.

5. How is violence often represented in western culture?
(a) As reprehensible, no matter who commits it.
(b) As a symbol of life.
(c) As sexually titillating, and even associated with love and romance.
(d) As something only practiced by villains.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, what activity would be most likely to help spread feminism and its goals to a wider cross section of women?

2. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?

3. According to the title of Chapter Nine, what is one of the primary goals of the feminist movement?

4. Besides spreading feminism and its goals, what else would be accomplished by the action promoted by the author?

5. What must be learned in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

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