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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scratching the Surface: Some Notes on Barriers to Women and Loving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Crying.

2. Black __________ are even more threatening, according to Audre Lorde, since they do not fit into a _____________.
(a) Census.
(b) Society.
(c) Model.
(d) School pattern.

3. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.
(a) Logical.
(b) Rational.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Ethical.

4. What is the name of the translator that Audre Lorde brings along with her in her travels in Russia?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Margot.
(c) Helen.
(d) Athena.

5. One of the reasons which Audre Lorde believes leads to silence in one's life is ______________.
(a) Poor writing.
(b) Poor community support.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Femininity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde describes a black woman who once said that ____________ would lead to the extinction of the race as a whole.

2. Audre Lorde sees poetry as the formation of ______________, rather than helping to express what's already there.

3. Audre Lorde sees that black men encourage black women to identify themselves in terms of their ___________ to their black male partners.

4. ____________ can create an illusion of protection from those who might wish one harm, according to Audre Lorde.

5. Who greets Audre Lorde at the airport when she travels to Tashket, a city which reminds her of Ghana?

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