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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. Why did many lower/middle class and/or non-white women respond to early feminist views on work as they did?
(a) They wanted to be included in the movement.
(b) They hoped to create strategies for career advancement.
(c) They felt that the work they wanted would never be available.
(d) They were already working and new it was not the ideal situation that others imagined.

2. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?
(a) From a religious perspective.
(b) From a foreign perspective.
(c) From the margins.
(d) From an elite position.

3. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?
(a) Support, respect, unity and community.
(b) Order, unity, respect, and fairness.
(c) Order, respect, and privacy.
(d) Unity, modesty, and communication.

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

5. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?
(a) White women being afraid to tell their domestic servants what to do.
(b) White women projecting mythical power and strength on black women while presenting themselves as powerless.
(c) An rare example of working class writing.
(d) An early white feminist who listened to women of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does consumerism relate to the author's discussion of power?

2. In her discussion of attitudes towards sexuality, what common problem does the author say that women and gay men share?

3. What aspects of society, for example, would women be able to work towards changing if they were freed from exploitation.

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

5. How does the author characterize the majority of feminist writing?

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