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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 does the author present education in the title of Chapter Eight
(a) As a feminist agenda.
(b) As as a class agenda.
(c) As a dilemma.
(d) As a teen agenda.

2. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
(a) She presents statistical research.
(b) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.
(c) She cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.
(d) She does not support her claims with evidence.

3. Related to the issue of feminist writing, between which two groups does the author notice tension in the greater feminist movement?
(a) The tension between younger and older women.
(b) The tension between those who write and discuss theories and ideas and those who engage in direct activism to support the feminist movement.
(c) The tension between those who advocate scientific analysis and those advocating political manifestos.
(d) The tension between those who are idealistic and those who are practical.

4. According to the author, who originally defined "sisterhood" in the feminist movement?
(a) The middle class white women at the forefront of the movement.
(b) Working class women.
(c) University professors.
(d) Young female college students in sociology classes.

5. What was the shared feeling that helped define sisterhood in the early years of the movement, according to the author?
(a) A love of adventure.
(b) Desire for greater affluence.
(c) A sense of victimization.
(d) Artistic inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?

2. What has desensitized women and men to violence in the author's view?

3. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?

4. What group of women are left out but really stand to benefit more from feminist thought?

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

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