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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?
(a) As wide and diverse of an audience as possible.
(b) Men.
(c) Women of color.
(d) Mainly people who are brand new to feminism.

2. What were black women mostly encouraged to talk about in the early days of the feminist movement.
(a) Race, class. and gender.
(b) Race.
(c) Feminist theory.
(d) Class and privilege.

3. How does the author see feminism and the family?
(a) She feels ambivalent about the relationship between the two.
(b) Her definition of feminism is one that is pro-family.
(c) She believes that the traditional family structure is fine the way it is and feminists should not try to change it.
(d) She thinks feminists that reject the family completely are justified in doing so.

4. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?
(a) Her ideas about high school education for girls.
(b) Her mother's life story.
(c) The central theory of her work.
(d) A history of the feminist movement.

5. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?
(a) It completely ignores feminism and feminists.
(b) It appropriates feminist language for its own uses.
(c) It trashes feminism or tells the public it is a dead movement.
(d) It creates low self-esteem in feminists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?

2. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author describe the original reception of her book?

3. The author expresses how feminism reacts to "a political system of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy;" how does she view the state of our society today?

4. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?

5. In Chapter 3, "The Significance of Feminist Movement," the author discusses which of the following themes?

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