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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde accuses Mary Daly of completely dismissing the influence of ____________ in history.

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

3. Mary Daly was trying to overcome the repressive forces of the ______________, according to Audre Lorde's point of view.

4. The title of the article to which Audre Lorde decides to respond is, "The Myth of ___________: A Response to Angry Black Feminists."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significant event which occurred just a little while after the letter of this section was written?

2. How does Audre Lorde define the idea of women-identified women, according to her speech?

3. What does Audre Lorde believe is missing from Mary Daly's work and she begins to point this out in the letter?

4. What are some of the physical observations that Audre Lorde makes about the city of Moscow?

5. What is the difference between pornography and erotic, according to Audre Lorde in this chapter?

6. What are the four forms of human blindness, according to Audre Lorde in this section?

7. What are the two ways, according to Audre Lorde, in which the erotic can serve a person?

8. How does Audre Lorde define the idea of erotic and what it means to be erotic in the context of this chapter?

9. What is the complaint that Helen tells Audre Lorde about the Russian working class, although Lorde disagrees?

10. What do the feelings of poetry do in relation to connecting with other times, according to Audre Lorde?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lorde is one for discussing the differences in the lives of women, no matter what color or sexual preference.

Part 1: Why do you think differences are important to point out in the lives of others?

Part 2: Do you think the focusing on similarities can be powerful as well?

Part 3: How do you think that differences can be used in a discussion about feminism and racism?

Essay Topic 2

Lorde used to teach a class of white students about racism, but then realized she wanted to teach black students again.

Part 1: Why do you think that Lorde wanted to teach black students again?

Part 2: How do you think the white students benefited from having a black teacher?

Part 3: Do you think it's better to have a white or a black teacher teaching a class on racism? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Audre Lorde is sent to Russia in order to write an essay about the experiences she has during her trip.

Part 1: Do you think that writing about one's experiences makes for interesting reading?

Part 2: How do you think you would approach writing about a trip to a foreign country?

Part 3: Why do you think Lorde was asked to write about her experiences in Russia?

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