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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 believes that black women have an important role to play in deepening and broadening the movement.
(d) She thinks that they would be better off starting their own movement.

3. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?
(a) Marriage.
(b) The work environment.
(c) Absence of choices.
(d) There is very little actual contact.

4. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), what general theme does the author present?
(a) A history of the feminist movement.
(b) The central theory of her work.
(c) Her ideas about high school education for girls.
(d) Her mother's life story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?

2. At the end of the Preface to the second edition, where does the author maintain that a feminist path will lead us?

3. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?

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

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

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