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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. Who encouraged her students to think first about the fate of women from working-class backgrounds?

2. How does hooks' "sisterhood" occur?

3. Anorexia and compulsive overeating are both described by hooks as being diseases with roots in lack of which of the following?

4. Hooks explains that which of the following is the second goal of feminism?

5. Hooks claimed that what needs a restart?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the feminist movement encourage for education?

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

4. Describe the challenges to abortion rights brought by Christian groups.

5. What effect did The Feminine Mystique have on feminism?

6. How did the mass media portray feminists?

7. How did hooks believe that some women actually slowed down progress?

8. Hooks claimed that in order for feminism to regain momentum, what is essential?

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

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

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

How did some women actually slow down the progress of the feminist movement in hooks' opinion?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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