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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who originally defined "sisterhood" in the feminist movement?
(a) Working class women.
(b) Young female college students in sociology classes.
(c) The middle class white women at the forefront of the movement.
(d) University professors.

2. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?
(a) It provides direction for newcomers to the movement.
(b) It makes feminists appear more organized.
(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.

3. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
(a) Benjamin Barber.
(b) Rita Mae Brown.
(c) Betty Friedan.
(d) Leah Fritz.

4. According to the author, challenges to to sisterhood can exist between white women and women of color; between which other groups does she say that they can exist?
(a) Between women from different universities.
(b) Between different groups of non-white women, women of different classes and/or races/ethnicities, and women of different sexual orientations.
(c) Only between women from different social classes.
(d) Challenges to sisterhood do not really occur between other groups of women.

5. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?
(a) Men.
(b) White upper class men.
(c) Men and women.
(d) Teachers.

6. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
(a) Racial ignorance.
(b) White supremacy.
(c) Regression.
(d) White privilege.

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

8. For the author, which two main terms had been left out of feminist discussions when she first published her book?
(a) Race and class.
(b) Gender and race.
(c) Class and marital status.
(d) Genetics and the role of the family.

9. What is the main relationship discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) The relationship between men and the feminist movement.
(b) The relationship between feminism and civil rights
(c) The relationship between women and technology.
(d) The relationship between senior women and feminism.

10. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?
(a) Their perspective is difficult to pin down since they were from many different social backgrounds.
(b) They were overly concerned with saving poor women.
(c) They saw all women as oppressed but had no real awareness of the life of a non-white, non-middle class women.
(d) They thought working women were not true feminists.

11. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?
(a) As wide and diverse of an audience as possible.
(b) Mainly people who are brand new to feminism.
(c) Men.
(d) Women of color.

12. What were black women mostly encouraged to talk about in the early days of the feminist movement.
(a) Race.
(b) Class and privilege.
(c) Feminist theory.
(d) Race, class. and gender.

13. What belief about men did early feminists act out, according to the author.
(a) The belief that men were unimportant.
(b) The belief that men were role models.
(c) The belief that men were like children.
(d) The belief that all men were the enemy.

14. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?
(a) It trashes feminism or tells the public it is a dead movement.
(b) It creates low self-esteem in feminists.
(c) It appropriates feminist language for its own uses.
(d) It completely ignores feminism and feminists.

15. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?
(a) The central theory of her work.
(b) Her mother's life story.
(c) Her ideas about high school education for girls.
(d) A history of the feminist movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how are joint analyses of race, class, and gender seen today?

2. What must be learned in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

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

4. What was the shared feeling that helped define sisterhood in the early years of the movement, according to the author?

5. What major difference between white and black men does the author point out?

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