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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the social and racial dynamic described by the author at the beginning of the Preface to the first edition of the book?
(a) Upward mobility: Blacks strove to imitate whites and climb the social ladder.
(b) Desegregation: Blacks were finally able to go wherever they wanted.
(c) The author does not discuss race until the end of the Preface.
(d) Segregation: Black people could enter parts of the white people's world, but they could not stay there.

2. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?
(a) Height, gender, income, and place of birth.
(b) Race, gender, income, and education.
(c) Race, weight, gender, and marital status.
(d) Education, political beliefs, place of birth, and family name.

3. The author opens the Preface to the first edition of the book with a description of which group and its experiences in life?
(a) Black Americans living in a small town in Kentucky.
(b) White upper class American women.
(c) Upper class black professionals.
(d) White French feminists.

4. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
(a) It means that these women are creating a more successful life.
(b) It means that they are traitors to their gender.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?

2. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?

3. What was the author's initial experience in women's groups?

4. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?

5. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), which two key terms in her analysis does the author introduce?

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