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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?
(a) As wide and diverse of an audience as possible.
(b) Mainly people who are brand new to feminism.
(c) Women of color.
(d) Men.

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

3. 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 does not reach out to younger women.
(b) Feminist theory is too focused on economics.
(c) Feminist theory does not propose concrete solutions for women's empowerment.
(d) It has been developed and presented from the perspective of women with more societal power and privilege.

4. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?
(a) The work environment.
(b) Absence of choices.
(c) Marriage.
(d) There is very little actual contact.

5. How does the author characterize black women's future role in the feminist movement?
(a) She describes their future role along the lines of a hostile takeover.
(b) She believes that they will no longer need feminism.
(c) She believes that black women have an important role to play in deepening and broadening the movement.
(d) She thinks that they would be better off starting their own movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?

2. At the end of the Preface to the second edition, where does the author maintain that a feminist path will lead us?

3. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?

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

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

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