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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), which two key terms in her analysis does the author introduce?
(a) Intellectual and illiterate.
(b) Liberal and conservative.
(c) Margin and center.
(d) Inside and outside.

2. What does the author say about the statement: "I am a feminist"?
(a) She says it may imply a rigid us vs. them mentality or belief system.
(b) This statement allows women to feel more empowered and gain more respect.
(c) She does not think that women want to back up the statement with actions.
(d) She worries that it is not forceful enough.

3. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.
(a) their mothers.
(b) their best friends.
(c) white men.
(d) their mentors.

4. What notion about women and power do both sexist and traditional feminist culture share?
(a) That women do not understand money.
(b) That women experience and wield power differently from men.
(c) That women should not be in positions of power.
(d) That motherhood is a woman's right of passage.

5. What general statement does the author make about men that may seem to contradict her other claims?
(a) Men are no longer sexist.
(b) All men support and perpetuate sexism and sexist oppression in one form or another.
(c) Sexism is not perpetuated by educated men.
(d) Most men are unable to truly support feminism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what does the author give as the broad definition of "sisterhood" from the early feminist movement?

2. For the author, what is the relationship between traditional beliefs about the family and society at large?

3. What can the kind of power practiced by women from non-affluent communities enable them to do?

4. The author expresses how feminism reacts to "a political system of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy;" how does she view the state of our society today?

5. How does consumerism relate to the author's discussion of power?

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