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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde feels that her son will have to forge his own ___________ without a clear model or someone to rebel against.
(a) Identity.
(b) Path.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Rules.

2. When emotional concerns are ignored, the erotic becomes a simple unpleasant _______________, which takes the passion away.
(a) Act.
(b) Necessity.
(c) Picture.
(d) Object.

3. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.
(a) Law.
(b) Patriarchy.
(c) Mindset.
(d) Social construct.

4. What does Audre Lorde's guide complain about when it comes to the Russian working class?
(a) Unwillingness to learn.
(b) Choosing to play dumb.
(c) Racism.
(d) Reverse snobbery.

5. What is NOT one of the idea patterns which Audre Lorde says will harm the feminist movement?
(a) Ageism.
(b) Classism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The idea of a __________ is a tool which actively serves to separate the young from the old, according to Audre Lorde.

2. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.

3. Black men seem to view black women as threatening if they become __________, according to Audre Lorde.

4. Audre Lorde feels that the ________ is incomplete without a discussion of the differences between women.

5. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.

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