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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 first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?
(a) They saw all women as oppressed but had no real awareness of the life of a non-white, non-middle class women.
(b) They were overly concerned with saving poor women.
(c) Their perspective is difficult to pin down since they were from many different social backgrounds.
(d) They thought working women were not true feminists.

2. In the Preface to the second edition, what is the first factor considered by black parents when a child is born, according to the author?
(a) Gender, then race.
(b) Race, then size.
(c) Race, then gender.
(d) Gender, then size.

3. For the author, what must happen to feminism in order for it to have "a revolutionary, transformative impact on society"?
(a) Feminism must become a mass-based political movement.
(b) People involved in feminism must reject the popular media.
(c) Feminism must become more intellectual.
(d) Feminism must exclude men from the movement.

4. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?
(a) White supremacy.
(b) Regression.
(c) Racial ignorance.
(d) White privilege.

5. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.
(a) their mothers.
(b) their mentors.
(c) white men.
(d) their best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?

2. How does the author characterize black women's future role in the feminist movement?

3. Overall, what does the author think about the effects of the feminist movement?

4. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?

5. The author expresses how feminism reacts to "a political system of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy;" how does she view the state of our society today?

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