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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
(a) Leah Fritz.
(b) Rita Mae Brown.
(c) Benjamin Barber.
(d) Betty Friedan.
2. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
(a) White privilege.
(b) Racial ignorance.
(c) Regression.
(d) White supremacy.
3. How does the author see feminism and the family?
(a) She feels ambivalent about the relationship between the two.
(b) Her definition of feminism is one that is pro-family.
(c) She believes that the traditional family structure is fine the way it is and feminists should not try to change it.
(d) She thinks feminists that reject the family completely are justified in doing so.
4. How does the author describe Betty Friedan in Chapter 1?
(a) As a creative genius who was misunderstood.
(b) As a marginal woman who rose to prominence.
(c) As the author of a seminal feminist work whose theories have a white, middle-class bias.
(d) As a major proponent of integration within the feminist movement.
5. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?
(a) Her alma mater, her first job, and who she marries.
(b) Who she marries, her appearance, and her family name.
(c) Her race, her gender, and who she marries.
(d) Gender, race, and class.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author, what does society often teach women about what it means to be a woman?
2. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
3. Who has portrayed the relationship between feminism and the family in this way? (See question # 61)
4. What are some of the biggest challenges to sisterhood?
5. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?
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