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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author propose to prioritize the struggles against various forms of prejudice?
(a) People should prioritize whatever prejudice is most relevant to their lives.
(b) Feminists should look to their community leaders for guidance on how to prioritize their actions against different forms of prejudice.
(c) She does not think that prejudices can be prioritized one over the other.
(d) Feminists should focus on gender issues first and then address problems like classism.

2. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Howard in the 1970s.
(b) At Brown in the early 1980s.
(c) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(d) At Stanford in the 1970s.

3. At the end of the Preface to the second edition, where does the author maintain that a feminist path will lead us?
(a) To a world where women have equality with men.
(b) To a major battle between the forces of peace and of domination.
(c) To a world of peace, freedom, and justice, without sexism or domination.
(d) To a world where sexism is kept at a minimum.

4. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), which two key terms in her analysis does the author introduce?
(a) Margin and center.
(b) Inside and outside.
(c) Liberal and conservative.
(d) Intellectual and illiterate.

5. Why does the author spend time talking about the relationship between feminism and the family?
(a) She is determined to promote the traditional family structure.
(b) She wants to dispel anti-family myths and propose a definition of feminism from within that takes the family unit as the foundation of a compassionate society.
(c) She believes that it will help attract more men to the movement.
(d) She is tired of being accused of ignoring this important issue.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how did early feminists see gender?

2. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?

3. What is the author's contention about the feelings that defined sisterhood?

4. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

5. What potential effect can feminism have on the family, in the author's view?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the author's view, is idealism enough to enact needed changes?

2. What are the universal definitions of feminism that the author disagrees with? List several.

3. Why is educating women a "feminist agenda," as the title to Chapter Eight suggests?

4. Is true sisterhood, i.e. solidarity in the struggle to achieve feminist goals, supported by society, according to the author?

5. From the author's perspective, is theory related to experience in her discussion in Chapter One?

6. The title of Chapter Seven, "Rethinking the Nature of Work," suggests that ideas about work must change; what changes does the author propose?

7. Is the author clear about her position on women who define feminism as seeking equality with men?

8. In Chapter Eight, "Educating Women - A Feminist Agenda," what does the author encourage black women to do regarding education and academic work?

9. What is the traditional view on motherhood that the author relates in Chapter Ten?

10. Do early feminists beliefs about violence support traditional patriarchal concepts of gender?

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