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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?
(a) Black women can create their own feminist theory; they do not need to participate in the broader movement.
(b) It doesn't relate to any of the aforementioned ideas.
(c) Black women are important in shaping the feminist movement and broadening the previously limited perspectives in feminism.
(d) Black women's lives can serve as raw material for white women when they create feminist theory.

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

3. According to the author, how are joint analyses of race, class, and gender seen today?
(a) They are accepted by mainstream feminism as common practice.
(b) They are still rejected by mainstream feminists as too radical.
(c) They are exclusively embraced in university settings.
(d) They are mostly practiced by black intellectuals.

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 women.
(c) Middle-class white women.
(d) Expatriates living abroad.

5. How has the author's own perception of her book held up?
(a) She feels that a lot of her theories are now outdated.
(b) The theories in the book do not have a mass appeal.
(c) She comments that the book's theories are still sound, still relevant, and easily understandable by contemporary readers from all walks of life.
(d) She believes that her ideas are too radical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?

3. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?

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

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

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