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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race and Gender.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anorexia and compulsive overeating are both described by hooks as being diseases with roots in lack of which of the following?
(a) Self-worth.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Body weight.
(d) Intelligence.

2. Hooks describes the conservative solution for the hard life of working women as what?
(a) Women working in positions that require high education.
(b) Women staying home.
(c) Women working in their own offices.
(d) Women working in business settings.

3. What did hooks see as the basis that would ultimately undermine sexism and overthrow patriarchy?
(a) Upper class women.
(b) Sisterhood.
(c) The bonding of the working-class women.
(d) Children.

4. Without addressing the issue of racism in the minds of white feminist leaders, why would feminism be doomed in hooks' perspective?
(a) There would be no possibility of feminism continuing on.
(b) There would be no possibility for liberation.
(c) There would be no possibility to break down the bonds of patriarchy.
(d) There would be no possibility for sisterhood.

5. Which type of feminist did hooks consider to be most distrusting?
(a) Male feminists.
(b) Hispanic feminists.
(c) Black feminists.
(d) White feminists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Great concern exists among feminists for the plight of women in which countries?

2. When the cosmetic industry worried feminism would ruin business, how did mass media portray feminists?

3. Where does female circumcision occur as mentioned in the text?

4. What is defined as gaining power by the exploitation of others?

5. Hooks reports that which group was most displaced by high-profile women being put in the spotlight of the feminist movement?

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