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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. In the Preface to the first edition (1984), which two key terms in her analysis does the author introduce?
(a) Inside and outside.
(b) Intellectual and illiterate.
(c) Liberal and conservative.
(d) Margin and center.

2. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?
(a) White women projecting mythical power and strength on black women while presenting themselves as powerless.
(b) White women being afraid to tell their domestic servants what to do.
(c) An early white feminist who listened to women of color.
(d) An rare example of working class writing.

3. In the first chapter, how does the author characterize the perspective of the women involved in the early feminist movement?
(a) Their perspective is difficult to pin down since they were from many different social backgrounds.
(b) They saw all women as oppressed but had no real awareness of the life of a non-white, non-middle class women.
(c) They thought working women were not true feminists.
(d) They were overly concerned with saving poor women.

4. What is the main relationship discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) The relationship between feminism and civil rights
(b) The relationship between women and technology.
(c) The relationship between senior women and feminism.
(d) The relationship between men and the feminist movement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author propose to prioritize the struggles against various forms of prejudice?

2. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?

3. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?

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

5. What assertion does the author make (once again) about who benefits from the current feminist movement?

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