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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poetry is the essence of _______________, according to the feelings of Audre Lorde.
(a) Power.
(b) Struggles.
(c) Maidenhood.
(d) Womanhood.

2. Audre Lorde sees the Soviet Union as placing its___________ at the core of its programs, at least officially.
(a) Talents.
(b) Pride.
(c) People.
(d) Natural resources.

3. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.
(a) Masculinity.
(b) Power.
(c) Life.
(d) Poetry.

4. American society, according to Audre Lorde, defines human __________ in a limited way, without concern for the emotions.
(a) Power.
(b) Thought.
(c) Truth.
(d) Need.

5. Audre Lorde says the illusion of __________ between groups is imposed on the oppressed individual by society.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Separation.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde feels that the erotic can be a tool for ____________ and an energizing force to bring about change.

2. Audre Lorde defines the erotic as both spiritual and ___________ and as a source of power in the world.

3. Audre Lorde sees ____________ as a group that is very visible as 'different' but also invisible as second class citizens.

4. At a _________ state college, women tried to come together to support each other, only to be met with violence and shunned by their male peers.

5. What is NOT one of the ills of life which poetry serves to cure, acting as an antidote to these ills, according to Audre Lorde?

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