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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. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?
(a) Support, respect, unity and community.
(b) Order, unity, respect, and fairness.
(c) Unity, modesty, and communication.
(d) Order, respect, and privacy.

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

3. For the author, what perspective really changed the direction of feminist thought?
(a) Accepting men into the movement.
(b) Looking at the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender.
(c) Looking back at women's history.
(d) Creating women's studies departments in universities.

4. What did she notice about white female students at the time?
(a) They were at college in order to find husbands.
(b) They were not very smart.
(c) They were very excited about creating community and being together.
(d) They were afraid to look at each other in class.

5. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?
(a) In university sororities.
(b) Inside factories and in union meeting halls.
(c) In beauty parlors.
(d) In the corridors of the educated elite.

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. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?

3. In the Preface (2000), what examples does the author give of the problematic status of women in contemporary society?

4. What does the author say about the statement: "I am a feminist"?

5. What change to the language expressing involvement in feminism does the author advocate?

(see the answer key)

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