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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Howard in the 1970s.
(b) At Stanford in the 1970s.
(c) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(d) At Brown in the early 1980s.

2. What were black women mostly encouraged to talk about in the early days of the feminist movement.
(a) Race.
(b) Race, class. and gender.
(c) Class and privilege.
(d) Feminist theory.

3. In Chapter 3, "The Significance of Feminist Movement," the author discusses which of the following themes?
(a) The effects of feminism on foreign policy.
(b) The potential social and political benefits of the feminist movement.
(c) The major shortcomings of the feminist movement.
(d) Famous personalities within the feminist movement.

4. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?
(a) Their perspective is difficult to pin down since they were from many different social backgrounds.
(b) They thought working women were not true feminists.
(c) They saw all women as oppressed but had no real awareness of the life of a non-white, non-middle class women.
(d) They were overly concerned with saving poor women.

5. How does the author feel about defining feminism as enabling total personal freedom?
(a) She sees this as the most favorable definition of feminism.
(b) She finds the definition to vague.
(c) She sees it as very limiting for women since it is a male-defined model.
(d) She thinks it is immoral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the family in "Western society"?

2. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?

3. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?

4. In the Preface to the second edition, what is the first factor considered by black parents when a child is born, according to the author?

5. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?

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