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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the reasons which Audre Lorde believes leads to silence in one's life is ______________.
(a) Poor community support.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) Femininity.
(d) Poor writing.

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

3. In dreams that Audre Lorde has after her trip to Russia, she begins to believe that Russia became a mythic representation of that ___________ does not yet exist anywhere she has been.
(a) Truth.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Democracy.

4. What is the name of the translator that Audre Lorde brings along with her in her travels in Russia?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Margot.
(c) Athena.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.

3. There is only, according to Audre Lorde, the renewed __________ to try out the old ideas which are waiting around.

4. Audre Lorde sees the Soviet Union as placing its___________ at the core of its programs, at least officially.

5. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.

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