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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Related to the issue of feminist writing, between which two groups does the author notice tension in the greater feminist movement?
(a) The tension between those who are idealistic and those who are practical.
(b) The tension between younger and older women.
(c) The tension between those who write and discuss theories and ideas and those who engage in direct activism to support the feminist movement.
(d) The tension between those who advocate scientific analysis and those advocating political manifestos.

2. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
(a) White supremacy.
(b) Regression.
(c) White privilege.
(d) Racial ignorance.

3. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?
(a) Who she marries, her appearance, and her family name.
(b) Her alma mater, her first job, and who she marries.
(c) Gender, race, and class.
(d) Her race, her gender, and who she marries.

4. Which definition of feminism does not work, according to the author?
(a) A definition that revolves around equal rights for all people.
(b) One that looks for new definitions of equality.
(c) A definition that completely rejects patriarchy.
(d) One that is grounded in the desire for equality with men.

5. What represents true sexual liberty for the author?
(a) Unrestricted heterosexual relations.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) Same sex relations.
(d) Ending sexual oppression and sexism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the social and racial dynamic described by the author at the beginning of the Preface to the first edition of the book?

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

3. According to the title of Chapter Nine, what is one of the primary goals of the feminist movement?

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

5. How did early (upper middle class, white) feminists regard work?

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