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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, how are joint analyses of race, class, and gender seen today?
(a) They are exclusively embraced in university settings.
(b) They are accepted by mainstream feminism as common practice.
(c) They are still rejected by mainstream feminists as too radical.
(d) They are mostly practiced by black intellectuals.

2. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?
(a) Rita Mae Brown.
(b) Betty Friedan.
(c) Bell hooks.
(d) Leah Fritz.

3. What was the author's initial experience in women's groups?
(a) Everyone was really open-minded.
(b) White women did not treat women of color as equals.
(c) She found solidarity with women from very different backgrounds.
(d) No one would look at her.

4. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?
(a) Some white feminists rejected their ideas but most did not.
(b) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.
(c) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.
(d) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.

5. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?
(a) They were seen as disorganized.
(b) They were openly embraced.
(c) They were mostly met with resentment and derision.
(d) They were completely ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author opens the Preface to the first edition of the book with a description of which group and its experiences in life?

2. As stated in the 1984 Preface, what is the primary weakness of feminist theory that the author promises to address in her book?

3. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?

4. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?

5. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?

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