Feminist Theory from Margin to Center Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Feminist Theory from Margin to Center Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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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. As stated in the 1984 Preface, what is the primary weakness of feminist theory that the author promises to address in her book?
(a) Feminist theory does not reach out to younger women.
(b) Feminist theory does not propose concrete solutions for women's empowerment.
(c) It has been developed and presented from the perspective of women with more societal power and privilege.
(d) Feminist theory is too focused on economics.

2. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?
(a) Unity, modesty, and communication.
(b) Order, respect, and privacy.
(c) Support, respect, unity and community.
(d) Order, unity, respect, and fairness.

3. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?
(a) Inside factories and in union meeting halls.
(b) In beauty parlors.
(c) In university sororities.
(d) In the corridors of the educated elite.

4. The author opens the Preface to the first edition of the book with a description of which group and its experiences in life?
(a) Upper class black professionals.
(b) White upper class American women.
(c) White French feminists.
(d) Black Americans living in a small town in Kentucky.

5. For the author, what perspective really changed the direction of feminist thought?
(a) Creating women's studies departments in universities.
(b) Looking at the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender.
(c) Accepting men into the movement.
(d) Looking back at women's history.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author describe Betty Friedan in Chapter 1?

3. For the author, what must happen to feminism in order for it to have "a revolutionary, transformative impact on society"?

4. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?

5. Why does the author hold her particular beliefs about prioritizing struggles against different forms of prejudice?

(see the answer key)

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