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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 did early feminists see gender?
(a) As less important than class.
(b) As a form of empowerment.
(c) As the sole determinant of a woman's fate.
(d) As less important than race.

2. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?
(a) Her mother's life story.
(b) Her ideas about high school education for girls.
(c) A history of the feminist movement.
(d) The central theory of her work.

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

4. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Spoilers.
(c) Naive.
(d) Sisters.

5. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author describe the original reception of her book?
(a) It started a riot.
(b) It was rejected by mainstream feminists.
(c) Women of color claimed it focused mostly on white women so they rejected it.
(d) It was embraced by all feminists for its thought-provoking content.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the Preface to the second edition, where does the author maintain that a feminist path will lead us?

2. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?

3. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?

4. Overall, what does the author think about the effects of the feminist movement?

5. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?

(see the answer key)

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