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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the author's central theory about the nature (and practice) of violence against women?
(a) It is a manifestation and perpetuation of traditional patriarchal thought that men are powerful and women are victims.
(b) It is a result of women entering the workforce in large numbers.
(c) It is an innate part of male biology.
(d) Women invite violence by the way they dress.

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?
(a) In spite of the social advances of the last few decades, this system is still entrenched; therefore, feminist work is still relevant.
(b) Our contemporary society has made race irrelevant.
(c) No advances have been made despite the best efforts of the movement.
(d) Feminism has completely transformed the system at all levels.

4. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Howard in the 1970s.
(b) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(c) At Brown in the early 1980s.
(d) At Stanford in the 1970s.

5. What does the author say about the statement: "I am a feminist"?
(a) She worries that it is not forceful enough.
(b) This statement allows women to feel more empowered and gain more respect.
(c) She does not think that women want to back up the statement with actions.
(d) She says it may imply a rigid us vs. them mentality or belief system.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?

2. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?

3. What would this change in language suggest?

4. How does the author characterize the aims of the feminist movement in relationship to other movements?

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

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