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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 do feminists need to consider when examining their beliefs about men?
(a) Whether or not men deserve to be included in feminism.
(b) How lower and working class men and non-white men are also oppressed.
(c) How often men use sexist language.
(d) Whether it is safe to alter their beliefs about men.

2. The phrase "the problem that has no name" refers to which of the following issues?
(a) Women's fears of aging.
(b) Hating one's family.
(c) Women and schizophrenia.
(d) The psychological malaise of all women in American society due to gender roles.

3. In addition to gender and violence, what major aspect of violence does the author discuss in this chapter?
(a) Parental violence.
(b) War.
(c) Violence in the cinema.
(d) Violence against animals.

4. What has been the result of this mode of circulation?
(a) It has kept feminist thought more localized, since word of mouth does not travel over large distances.
(b) It has made feminist thought accessible to a wider range of women.
(c) It has limited access to feminist ideas to those who own televisions.
(d) It has limited participation in the movement to those who can read.

5. Related to education, what does the author see as one of the primary goals of feminism?
(a) Encouraging women not to get lose sight of their families in their quest for an education.
(b) Encouraging women to strive for education and develop their intellects.
(c) Encouraging women to challenge their male professors.
(d) Encouraging women to take more business classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, what is a better way to arrive at a definition of sisterhood?

2. What group of women are left out but really stand to benefit more from feminist thought?

3. In the author's view, which prejudices is it important for women of color to transcend?

4. How are black and white men the same in the author's view?

5. In Chapter 1, the author states that feminist theory and the feminist movement were originally shaped by which type of people?

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