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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author view women's desires and attempts to be like white men?
(a) She believes that it is the only way fro women to gain credibility and power in society.
(b) She disagrees strongly with this definition of feminism because it sustains the current patriarchal system.
(c) She refrains from commenting because she doesn't want to appear judgmental.
(d) She thinks that it is acceptable for white women but not for black women.

2. According to the author's Preface (2000), where is visionary feminist discourse increasingly talked about?
(a) In the corridors of the educated elite.
(b) In beauty parlors.
(c) In university sororities.
(d) Inside factories and in union meeting halls.

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?
(a) To get more work.
(b) To expand the basis of feminist thought.
(c) Make new friends.
(d) Be more like white feminists.

4. In the title of Chapter Five, what term is used to describe men's relationship to the feminist movement.
(a) Comrades in struggle.
(b) Enemy number one.
(c) The oppressor.
(d) Friends of the cause.

5. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?
(a) From a foreign perspective.
(b) From the margins.
(c) From a religious perspective.
(d) From an elite position.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?

3. What is the awareness about sexual oppression that the author advocates?

4. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?

5. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?

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