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

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.
(c) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.
(d) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?

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

3. 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?

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

5. According to the author, how are joint analyses of race, class, and gender seen today?

(see the answer key)

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