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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
(a) It means that they are traitors to their gender.
(b) It means that these women are creating a more successful life.
(c) It means that there are more white men, i.e. there is no new definition of humanity.
(d) It's an important sign of the sexual revolution.

2. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
(a) She presents statistical research.
(b) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.
(c) She does not support her claims with evidence.
(d) She cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.

3. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?
(a) Bell hooks.
(b) Betty Friedan.
(c) Leah Fritz.
(d) Rita Mae Brown.

4. 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 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.

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(d) She feels that a lot of her theories are now outdated.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.

2. The phrase "the problem that has no name" refers to which of the following issues?

3. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?

4. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?

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

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