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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. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
(a) White supremacy.
(b) White privilege.
(c) Regression.
(d) Racial ignorance.

2. What must be learned in order for the feminist movement to be successful?
(a) Women must learn to compete with men in the workforce.
(b) Everyone must learn to not accept and/or live according to traditional sexist attitudes.
(c) Working class and non-white men must learn to reject capitalist patriarchy.
(d) Men must learn non-violence.

3. 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.

4. What did she notice about white female students at the time?
(a) They were very excited about creating community and being together.
(b) They were not very smart.
(c) They were at college in order to find husbands.
(d) They were afraid to look at each other in class.

5. What is violence truly a manifestation of for the author?
(a) Hatred of women, especially the mother.
(b) Imperialism, power, and a hierarchy of control.
(c) Sexual inadequacy.
(d) Insecurity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the author's contention about the feelings that defined sisterhood?

3. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?

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

5. What major difference between white and black men does the author point out?

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