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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. ___________ is the fury of those who do not share our goals and its object is death and destruction.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Anger.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Disgust.

2. Audre Lorde's primary reaction to __________ is anger and she feels it is an appropriate response to this problem.
(a) Racism.
(b) The media.
(c) Writing.
(d) Government.

3. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Blameless.
(c) Disruptive.
(d) Unfounded.

4. By recognizing __________, Audre Lorde believes that it is possible to begin to move past them.
(a) Prejudices.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Mankind's flaws.

5. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.
(a) Life.
(b) Time.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde believes that many women would rather group all women into a ___________ than to look at differences.

2. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?

3. Audre Lorde cites a bias against _________ as one of the examples of how classism can impact society.

4. According to Audre Lorde, the __________ that black women feel begins to become most important as it is the most powerful.

5. Black women, according to Audre Lorde, seem to absorb the __________ of society from a young age.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Audre Lorde believe to be a potentially useful force when it comes to racism and fighting against it?

2. Why does Audre Lorde believe it is important to discuss difference in the lives of women?

3. What does Audre Lorde criticize when it comes to her placement on the panel at the Second Sex Conference?

4. What does Audre Lorde encourage the women in the audience to do at the end of her speech?

5. What does Audre Lorde believe needs to happen in order for prejudice and oppression to be transcended?

6. What does Audre Lorde feel makes guilt useless in society and in the fight for rights, according to this essay?

7. What is the most important gift, Audre Lorde says, that she has given her children as a mother?

8. What does Audre Lorde feel that Malcolm X began to grasp in terms of the lingering effects of oppression?

9. What does Audre Lorde point out to be used as a derogatory term in the black community for a self-identified and independent woman?

10. What does Audre Lorde feel can lead to greater unity within a group, whether they are oppressed or not?

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