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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. According to the author, in what form has feminist thought primarily been circulated?
(a) By word of mouth.
(b) Via the radio.
(c) Via the written word (e.g. books, pamphlets, etc.).
(d) Through television commercials.

2. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?
(a) Women must learn to explore, understand, and communicate their individual experiences.
(b) Women must learn to organize politically.
(c) Women must decide to get a formal education.
(d) Women must all agree on a single definition of sisterhood.

3. What major difference between white and black men does the author point out?
(a) Black men did not trust women who worked outside the home.
(b) White men were not as threatened by strong women functioning outside traditional gender roles.
(c) Black men were not as threatened by strong women functioning outside traditional gender roles.
(d) White men encouraged women to go to work whereas black men did not.

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

5. In Chapter Four, what does the author give as the broad definition of "sisterhood" from the early feminist movement?
(a) Unity between working women.
(b) Unity between women.
(c) Women who share the same parents.
(d) Common religion among women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?

3. What do feminists need to consider when examining their beliefs about men?

4. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?

5. What must be learned in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

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