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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scratching the Surface: Some Notes on Barriers to Women and Loving.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Horizontal ______ can be a useful tool for those who wish to oppress a given group, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Racism.

3. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.
(a) Rational.
(b) Ethical.
(c) Logical.
(d) Emotional.

4. Audre Lorde challenges the people at the panel to look at their lives as she looked at her possible _______________.
(a) Surgeries.
(b) Life experiences.
(c) Poems.
(d) Cancer treatment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Black men seem to view black women as threatening if they become __________, according to Audre Lorde.

2. ____________ can create an illusion of protection from those who might wish one harm, according to Audre Lorde.

3. Who greets Audre Lorde at the airport when she travels to Tashket, a city which reminds her of Ghana?

4. 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?

5. 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.

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