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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. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?
(a) Her alma mater, her first job, and who she marries.
(b) Gender, race, and class.
(c) Who she marries, her appearance, and her family name.
(d) Her race, her gender, and who she marries.

2. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
(a) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.
(b) She presents statistical research.
(c) She does not support her claims with evidence.
(d) She cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.

3. Who has portrayed the relationship between feminism and the family in this way? (See question # 61)
(a) The child protective services.
(b) All men.
(c) Outsiders to the movement and sometimes feminists in the movement who want to create women-only communities.
(d) Most feminists hold this view.

4. According to the author, how has the relationship between feminism and the family often been portrayed?
(a) Feminism does not seem to address this issue very clearly.
(b) Feminism has often been portrayed as anti-family and pro-freedom.
(c) The family is accepted as a necessary evil.
(d) Feminism is often perceived as pro-family.

5. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?
(a) To expand the basis of feminist thought.
(b) Make new friends.
(c) To get more work.
(d) Be more like white feminists.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the author propose to prioritize the struggles against various forms of prejudice?

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

5. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?

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