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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the social and racial dynamic described by the author at the beginning of the Preface to the first edition of the book?
(a) Desegregation: Blacks were finally able to go wherever they wanted.
(b) The author does not discuss race until the end of the Preface.
(c) Segregation: Black people could enter parts of the white people's world, but they could not stay there.
(d) Upward mobility: Blacks strove to imitate whites and climb the social ladder.

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

3. In Chapter Four, what does the author give as the broad definition of "sisterhood" from the early feminist movement?
(a) Unity between women.
(b) Women who share the same parents.
(c) Unity between working women.
(d) Common religion among women.

4. What potential effect can feminism have on the family, in the author's view?
(a) It can draw attention away from the family towards more important things.
(b) It can help maintain the traditional structure of the Western family.
(c) It can transform the family in very positive ways.
(d) It can undermine family stability.

5. How did women working for change initially view the exercise of power?
(a) As something to strive for.
(b) As a luxury.
(c) As a rejection of femininity.
(d) As something negative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's central theory about the nature (and practice) of violence against women?

2. How does the author describe the family in "Western society"?

3. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?

4. Following the author's reasoning, what does a societal trend towards women identifying with and pursuing male models of power show?

5. What has desensitized women and men to violence in the author's view?

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