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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What change to the language expressing involvement in feminism does the author advocate?
(a) Change "I am a feminist" to "I advocate feminism."
(b) Change "I advocate feminism" to "I am a feminist."
(c) Change "I am a feminist" to "I support the feminist movement."
(d) Change "I advocate feminism" to "I support the feminist movement."

2. What represents true sexual liberty for the author?
(a) Unrestricted heterosexual relations.
(b) Same sex relations.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Ending sexual oppression and sexism.

3. In the author's opinion, how did early feminists view violence against women?
(a) They saw men as corrupt and women as innately innocent.
(b) They thought that gender was not really at play in problems of violence.
(c) They frowned on discussing violence at all.
(d) In a way, they echoed patriarchal ideas that men had inbred aggressive tendencies and women had submissive and nurturing tendencies.

4. According to the author, what does society often teach women about what it means to be a woman?
(a) That to be a woman is easier than being a man.
(b) That women should be silent.
(c) That to be female is to be important.
(d) That to be female is to be a victim.

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

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. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?

3. Following the author's reasoning, what does a societal trend towards women identifying with and pursuing male models of power show?

4. According to the author, in what form has feminist thought primarily been circulated?

5. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?

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