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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. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?
(a) Naive.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Spoilers.
(d) Traitors.

2. What would this change in language suggest?
(a) It would affirm personal identity.
(b) It would be active rather than passive.
(c) It would make the idea of belonging to a movement more visible.
(d) It would suggest belief and participation in social action for change, rather than a confrontational approach.

3. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?
(a) Education, political beliefs, place of birth, and family name.
(b) Race, gender, income, and education.
(c) Height, gender, income, and place of birth.
(d) Race, weight, gender, and marital status.

4. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?
(a) They were seen as disorganized.
(b) They were mostly met with resentment and derision.
(c) They were openly embraced.
(d) They were completely ignored.

5. What reason does the author give for lower and middle class women's relationship with power?
(a) They need further political education.
(b) They work all the time.
(c) They have lived in circumstances that required self-reliance, rather than dependency.
(d) They have met with a lot of defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What notion about women and power do both sexist and traditional feminist culture share?

2. What was the shared feeling that helped define sisterhood in the early years of the movement, according to the author?

3. For the author, what perspective really changed the direction of feminist thought?

4. Overall, what does the author think about the effects of the feminist movement?

5. The author opens the Preface to the first edition of the book with a description of which group and its experiences in life?

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