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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
(a) She does not support her claims with evidence.
(b) She presents statistical research.
(c) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.
(d) She cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.

3. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?
(a) Leah Fritz.
(b) Bell hooks.
(c) Rita Mae Brown.
(d) Betty Friedan.

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

5. What did she notice about white female students at the time?
(a) They were not very smart.
(b) They were at college in order to find husbands.
(c) They were very excited about creating community and being together.
(d) They were afraid to look at each other in class.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?

2. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.

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

4. How does the author describe feminism in the U.S.?

5. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?

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