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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. 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 cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.
(c) She does not support her claims with evidence.
(d) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.

2. 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(c) She feels that a lot of her theories are now outdated.
(d) The theories in the book do not have a mass appeal.

3. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?
(a) Support, respect, unity and community.
(b) Order, unity, respect, and fairness.
(c) Order, respect, and privacy.
(d) Unity, modesty, and communication.

4. For the author, what perspective really changed the direction of feminist thought?
(a) Looking at the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender.
(b) Accepting men into the movement.
(c) Looking back at women's history.
(d) Creating women's studies departments in universities.

5. In the author's view, is it valid to define feminism in terms of creating a sense of community?
(a) Yes, this should be part of the universal definition of feminism.
(b) Community is something that all women lack so it is way to define feminism.
(c) She claims that non-white, lower class women, who already have a strong sense of community may not find this definition adequate.
(d) The definition is too vague to be useful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what are the author's thoughts on a universally accepted definition of feminism?

2. How does the author describe the family in "Western society"?

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

4. According to the author, how has the relationship between feminism and the family often been portrayed?

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

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