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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hooks claims that sexism could only be eliminated when men realized which of the following?
(a) They do not have to love all women.
(b) They do not have to hate women.
(c) They do not have to be dominant over anyone.
(d) They do not have to be masculine.

2. According to hooks, which forms of violence must be fought against?
(a) All forms of violence.
(b) Male on female violence.
(c) Female on female violence.
(d) Parent on child violence.

3. Hooks claimed that the women who tried to establish the feminist agenda for women in third-world countries were comparable to who?
(a) Unprivileged men.
(b) Classist men.
(c) Racist men.
(d) Racist women.

4. Where are more women allegedly beaten and murdered?
(a) On the streets.
(b) While running daily errands.
(c) In shelters.
(d) Inside their homes.

5. Great concern exists among feminists for the plight of women in which countries?
(a) Third-world countries.
(b) Middle eastern countries.
(c) South American countries.
(d) Asian countries.

6. Which of the following is not a result of bad relationships, according to hooks?
(a) Lack of sex.
(b) Child abuse.
(c) Unwanted pregnancies.
(d) Unhappy women.

7. Which of the following is closest to the definition of self-actualization?
(a) A woman who lives for her children.
(b) A woman who lives to serve her husband.
(c) A woman who lives for herself.
(d) A woman who identifies as a feminist.

8. 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 to break down the bonds of patriarchy.
(b) There would be no possibility for sisterhood.
(c) There would be no possibility for liberation.
(d) There would be no possibility of feminism continuing on.

9. What type of relationships does feminism place the emphasis on, according to hooks?
(a) Religious and spiritual.
(b) Equal and satisfying.
(c) Tyrannical and patriarchal.
(d) Fun and casual.

10. What message does hooks attribute some feminists as being reluctant to send?
(a) That the oppressor was always bad.
(b) That men were not allowed to be feminists.
(c) That the feminist movement did not welcome new members.
(d) That the oppressor was part of the movement.

11. According to hooks, who began engaging in sadomasochistic behavior, driving heterosexual women to turn to patriarchal models of sexual freedom?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Feminists.
(c) Radical lesbians.
(d) Men.

12. Where does female circumcision occur as mentioned in the text?
(a) Africa.
(b) America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Canada.

13. According to hooks, early activists were remiss for not stressing which of the following?
(a) Heterosexual relationships.
(b) Father-daughter relationships.
(c) Mother-child relationships.
(d) Lesbian relationships.

14. Which of the following is not an example of domestic violence?
(a) A man punches his wife.
(b) A man punches his son.
(c) A lesbian woman punches her lover.
(d) A man punches a stranger on the street.

15. Who did hooks describe as joining the feminist movement out of natural progression?
(a) Black women.
(b) Activist lesbians.
(c) White men.
(d) Gay men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did some feminists react to younger black women deflecting attention from sexism to racism, according to hooks?

2. Which of the following is the definition given for domestic violence?

3. What type of impact does hooks see visionary lesbians as having on the feminist movement?

4. In the scenario that hooks presents, what did the young girl notice about the women who appeared on TV or in magazines?

5. Early feminists looked to the spiritual works of a mystic named which of the following?

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