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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?
(a) At Stanford in the 1970s.
(b) At UCLA in the late 1960s.
(c) At Brown in the early 1980s.
(d) At Howard in the 1970s.

2. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), which two key terms in her analysis does the author introduce?
(a) Liberal and conservative.
(b) Inside and outside.
(c) Margin and center.
(d) Intellectual and illiterate.

3. What was the author's initial experience in women's groups?
(a) White women did not treat women of color as equals.
(b) Everyone was really open-minded.
(c) She found solidarity with women from very different backgrounds.
(d) No one would look at her.

4. In Chapter 1, the author states that feminist theory and the feminist movement were originally shaped by which type of people?
(a) Working-class women.
(b) Middle-class white women.
(c) Middle-class women.
(d) Expatriates living abroad.

5. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?
(a) It trashes feminism or tells the public it is a dead movement.
(b) It creates low self-esteem in feminists.
(c) It appropriates feminist language for its own uses.
(d) It completely ignores feminism and feminists.

Short Answer Questions

1. As stated in the 1984 Preface, what is the primary weakness of feminist theory that the author promises to address in her book?

2. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?

3. According to the author, how did early feminists see gender?

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

5. How has the author's own perception of her book held up?

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