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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Preface (2000), what examples does the author give of the problematic status of women in contemporary society?
(a) High poverty, low status of single mothers, lack of state assistance and health care.
(b) High divorce rates, low job benefits, no enough day care.
(c) High poverty, high divorce rates, lack of state assistance.
(d) Low job benefits, high poverty, high divorce rates.

3. 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?
(a) Feminism has completely transformed the system at all levels.
(b) Our contemporary society has made race irrelevant.
(c) In spite of the social advances of the last few decades, this system is still entrenched; therefore, feminist work is still relevant.
(d) No advances have been made despite the best efforts of the movement.

4. For the author, which two main terms had been left out of feminist discussions when she first published her book?
(a) Race and class.
(b) Genetics and the role of the family.
(c) Gender and race.
(d) Class and marital status.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?

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

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

4. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?

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

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