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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?
(a) Spoilers.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Naive.
(d) Traitors.

2. 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.

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

4. 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 appropriates feminist language for its own uses.
(c) It completely ignores feminism and feminists.
(d) It creates low self-esteem in feminists.

5. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?
(a) Some white feminists rejected their ideas but most did not.
(b) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.
(c) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.
(d) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?

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

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

5. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?

(see the answer key)

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