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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. In Chapter 3, "The Significance of Feminist Movement," the author discusses which of the following themes?
(a) Famous personalities within the feminist movement.
(b) The effects of feminism on foreign policy.
(c) The major shortcomings of the feminist movement.
(d) The potential social and political benefits of the feminist movement.

2. In Chapter 1, the author states that feminist theory and the feminist movement were originally shaped by which type of people?
(a) Expatriates living abroad.
(b) Middle-class white women.
(c) Middle-class women.
(d) Working-class women.

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

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

5. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?
(a) They were seen as disorganized.
(b) They were mostly met with resentment and derision.
(c) They were completely ignored.
(d) They were openly embraced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assertion does the author make (once again) about who benefits from the current feminist movement?

2. What ideas about parenting does the author initially discuss?

3. What does the author suggest about many successful feminists and their relationship with power?

4. How are black and white men the same in the author's view?

5. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?

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