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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are black and white men the same in the author's view?
(a) They both do not want women to be strong and assertive.
(b) They are not the same in the author's view.
(c) They both stand to lose power as a result of feminism.
(d) They are both capable of sexual oppression and violence against women, whether sexual or non-sexual.

2. In the author's view, which prejudices is it important for women of color to transcend?
(a) Prejudices against rich women.
(b) Prejudices against academics and/or intellectuals.
(c) Prejudices against their mothers' generation.
(d) Prejudices against illiterate women.

3. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Brown in the early 1980s.
(b) At Stanford in the 1970s.
(c) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(d) At Howard in the 1970s.

4. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?
(a) Men and women.
(b) Men.
(c) White upper class men.
(d) Teachers.

5. What has desensitized women and men to violence in the author's view?
(a) Its use in everyday language.
(b) Its prevalence in the media.
(c) Their families.
(d) She does not feel that women have become desensitized to violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?

2. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?

3. What is the author's opinion about the two different groups and how they function?

4. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?

5. In addition to gender and violence, what major aspect of violence does the author discuss in this chapter?

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