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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?
(a) Men.
(b) As wide and diverse of an audience as possible.
(c) Mainly people who are brand new to feminism.
(d) Women of color.

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

3. How does the author see feminism and the family?
(a) She believes that the traditional family structure is fine the way it is and feminists should not try to change it.
(b) She thinks feminists that reject the family completely are justified in doing so.
(c) Her definition of feminism is one that is pro-family.
(d) She feels ambivalent about the relationship between the two.

4. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?
(a) Many people embrace her ideas but do not give her any credit for them.
(b) Male academics find the work too exclusive.
(c) Women of color still feel that the author does not address their concerns.
(d) The people who first rejected the book came to regard the author's innovations as necessary and valuable.

5. How were black women's efforts received by white feminists?
(a) They were seen as disorganized.
(b) They were openly embraced.
(c) They were completely ignored.
(d) They were mostly met with resentment and derision.

Short Answer 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?

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

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

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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