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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. Besides spreading feminism and its goals, what else would be accomplished by the action promoted by the author?
(a) The creation of new woman-owned franchises.
(b) Less boredom and frustration.
(c) The dispelling of stereotypes.
(d) A better sense of current events.

2. According to the author, what does society often teach women about what it means to be a woman?
(a) That to be female is to be a victim.
(b) That to be female is to be important.
(c) That women should be silent.
(d) That to be a woman is easier than being a man.

3. 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.

4. What is the awareness about sexual oppression that the author advocates?
(a) Sexual oppression is here to stay.
(b) Men are not effected by sexual oppression but they should support ending it.
(c) Sexual oppression is derived from poor self-esteem.
(d) Sexual oppression damages everyone and ending it will benefit everyone.

5. How does the author characterize the majority of feminist writing?
(a) As naive and uncritical.
(b) As intellectual, academic and/or theoretical.
(c) As utopian.
(d) As accessible to most literate women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief about men did early feminists act out, according to the author.

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

3. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?

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

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