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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. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?
(a) Women of color still feel that the author does not address their concerns.
(b) Male academics find the work too exclusive.
(c) The people who first rejected the book came to regard the author's innovations as necessary and valuable.
(d) Many people embrace her ideas but do not give her any credit for them.
2. In Chapter 3, "The Significance of Feminist Movement," the author discusses which of the following themes?
(a) The major shortcomings of the feminist movement.
(b) The effects of feminism on foreign policy.
(c) The potential social and political benefits of the feminist movement.
(d) Famous personalities within the feminist movement.
3. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?
(a) It doesn't relate to any of the aforementioned ideas.
(b) Black women can create their own feminist theory; they do not need to participate in the broader movement.
(c) Black women are important in shaping the feminist movement and broadening the previously limited perspectives in feminism.
(d) Black women's lives can serve as raw material for white women when they create feminist theory.
4. As stated in the 1984 Preface, what is the primary weakness of feminist theory that the author promises to address in her book?
(a) Feminist theory is too focused on economics.
(b) Feminist theory does not propose concrete solutions for women's empowerment.
(c) Feminist theory does not reach out to younger women.
(d) It has been developed and presented from the perspective of women with more societal power and privilege.
5. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Howard in the 1970s.
(b) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(c) At Stanford in the 1970s.
(d) At Brown in the early 1980s.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the author see feminism and the family?
2. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
3. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.
4. What question does the author raise about the desire for equality with men?
5. What is the social and racial dynamic described by the author at the beginning of the Preface to the first edition of the book?
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