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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of person did Hooks say would most likely recognize how significant her work is?
(a) Men who are greatly involved in higher education.
(b) Men whose highest level of education is high school.
(c) Women who are greatly involved in higher education.
(d) Women whose highest level of education is high school.

2. Who was the main target audience of this book?
(a) Black men.
(b) White women.
(c) White men.
(d) Black women.

3. What type of writing was Chapter 2 initially going to be?
(a) Song lyrics.
(b) Essay.
(c) Play.
(d) Poem.

4. Who does Hooks believe is in charge of constituting what is considered good theory?
(a) Black women.
(b) White men.
(c) White women.
(d) Black men.

5. What did Hooks say is a token of progress among women?
(a) Women's desire to fill roles traditionally held by women.
(b) Women giving birth to multiple babies.
(c) The works women do in order to uplift the entire female gender.
(d) The fact that women work in male-dominated fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hooks in the continuation of Chapter 5, when is it important to consider the differences between classes?

2. What did Hooks say is necessary in order to achieve higher quality results when analyzing theoretical works?

3. What need/expectation did Hooks say is common in poorer women?

4. In Chapter 9, what group did Hooks say is the dominant minority group in some parts of the United States?

5. What example did Hooks give of something a woman has done to build a solid female intellectual tradition ?

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