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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the earliest feminist meetings held?

2. According to hooks, who needed to cede their self-appointed ownership of feminism?

3. Hooks claims that which of the following would diminish the necessity for abortions?

4. How did the basic tenets of feminism emerge, as told from hooks' perspective?

5. In what decade were women's studies on a solid course toward acceptance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did hooks describe as being the consequences of unwanted pregnancies?

2. What does hooks believe caused the displacement of feminist revolutionaries?

3. What types of policies, according to hooks, caused women and children to suffer abuse at the hands of existing patriarchy?

4. According to hooks, what is the ideal situation for women in terms of reproductive rights?

5. What did hooks describe as the two most important contributions to feminism?

6. How did the mass media portray feminists?

7. What did hooks mean when she said that feminism's greatest foe included the "enemy within"?

8. Which movement does hooks describe as being most intense in the 1970s?

9. Which women had more access to contraceptives and abortions with the onset of the sexual revolution?

10. Why does hooks say that a feminist is made, not born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does hooks say about lesbianism as it is related to the feminist movement? Why does hooks say that many lesbians were more dedicated to feminism? Is this a valid argument? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between patriarchal violence and domestic violent according to hooks? Why does hooks prefer to use the term patriarchal violence? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does hooks define feminist masculinity? What role does feminist masculinity play in modern feminism and in general?

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