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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. How does the author describe Betty Friedan in Chapter 1?
(a) As a marginal woman who rose to prominence.
(b) As the author of a seminal feminist work whose theories have a white, middle-class bias.
(c) As a creative genius who was misunderstood.
(d) As a major proponent of integration within the feminist movement.

2. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?
(a) To get more work.
(b) Be more like white feminists.
(c) To expand the basis of feminist thought.
(d) Make new friends.

3. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
(a) Rita Mae Brown.
(b) Leah Fritz.
(c) Betty Friedan.
(d) Benjamin Barber.

4. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?
(a) Some white feminists rejected their ideas but most did not.
(b) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.
(c) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.
(d) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.

5. How does the author characterize the aims of the feminist movement in relationship to other movements?
(a) The aims and goals of the feminist movement are really separate from other movements.
(b) There is a relationship between feminism and the struggle against ageism, but that is all.
(c) Feminists should stay focused on their own goals and not look to other movements.
(d) The feminist movements aims and intentions are interwoven with those struggling against classism, racism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression..

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, what must happen to feminism in order for it to have "a revolutionary, transformative impact on society"?

2. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?

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

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

5. The phrase "the problem that has no name" refers to which of the following issues?

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