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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 169 - 190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moraga call the groveling before the family matriarch?
(a) Necessary evil.
(b) Docile obedience.
(c) Sign of respect.
(d) Ignorance.

2. Why is a lesbian considered to be an outlaw in Chicano society?
(a) She will kill anyone who gets in her way.
(b) She has disregarded the rules set out by male society.
(c) She won't flirt with men.
(d) She preys upon other women.

3. What has Moraga written that seem to be doomed to critical failure in America?
(a) Plays.
(b) Documentaries.
(c) Essays.
(d) Novels.

4. Why did Catholicism make Moraga miserable?
(a) It condemned her lesbianism.
(b) She had to go to mass every Sunday.
(c) She had to go to Confession.
(d) She couldn't eat meat on Fridays.

5. According to Paz, the chingada is the ____________ partner.
(a) Passive.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Active.

Short Answer Questions

1. The right to passion drives which one of the following?

2. Who is Cecilia's lover?

3. Moraga speaks both English and ____________.

4. In Chicano culture a sexually liberated woman is considered to be ____________________.

5. Regarding intellectualism, Moraga talks not only about the content of various theories but also the methods and _____________ used.

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