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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?
(a) In the corridors of the educated elite.
(b) In beauty parlors.
(c) Inside factories and in union meeting halls.
(d) In university sororities.

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

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

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

5. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
(a) It means that these women are creating a more successful life.
(b) It's an important sign of the sexual revolution.
(c) It means that there are more white men, i.e. there is no new definition of humanity.
(d) It means that they are traitors to their gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author characterize the aims of the feminist movement in relationship to other movements?

2. What were black women mostly encouraged to talk about in the early days of the feminist movement.

3. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?

4. In the Preface (2000), what examples does the author give of the problematic status of women in contemporary society?

5. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?

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