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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. What is the definition of feminism proposed by the author?
(a) Feminism should be understood as total personal freedom for everyone.
(b) Everyone should develop her own definition of feminism.
(c) The struggle to end sexist oppression in all its forms, whether economic, political, social, or sexual.
(d) Feminism must be defined as community before anything else.

2. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?
(a) There is very little actual contact.
(b) Absence of choices.
(c) The work environment.
(d) Marriage.

3. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?
(a) Because it helps to combat negative stereotypes placed on it from without, and it can create growth within the movement.
(b) Because it fosters pride among feminists.
(c) It makes feminists appear more organized.
(d) It provides direction for newcomers to the movement.

4. What question does the author raise about the desire for equality with men?
(a) Why do women want equality with men?
(b) When will men decide to share their power?
(c) There are degrees of "equality" within the male gender, so with which men are women supposed to want equality?
(d) How come more women don not see the value in imitating male models of power?

5. How does the author describe Betty Friedan in Chapter 1?
(a) As a major proponent of integration within the feminist movement.
(b) As the author of a seminal feminist work whose theories have a white, middle-class bias.
(c) As a marginal woman who rose to prominence.
(d) As a creative genius who was misunderstood.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, which two main terms had been left out of feminist discussions when she first published her book?

2. For the author, what perspective really changed the direction of feminist thought?

3. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?

4. Which definition of feminism does not work, according to the author?

5. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?

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