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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. What general statement does the author make about men that may seem to contradict her other claims?
(a) Most men are unable to truly support feminism.
(b) Men are no longer sexist.
(c) Sexism is not perpetuated by educated men.
(d) All men support and perpetuate sexism and sexist oppression in one form or another.

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

3. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
(a) Benjamin Barber.
(b) Rita Mae Brown.
(c) Leah Fritz.
(d) Betty Friedan.

4. At the end of the Preface (2000), what does the author say regarding "patriarchal mass media" and feminism?
(a) It appropriates feminist language for its own uses.
(b) It completely ignores feminism and feminists.
(c) It trashes feminism or tells the public it is a dead movement.
(d) It creates low self-esteem in feminists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author cites Lillian Hellman's autobiography as an example of what kind of phenomenon?

2. What can happen to women in light of the social views about their gender?

3. Overall, what does the author think about the effects of the feminist movement?

4. In Chapter 1, what key term does the author use to talk about the "racial politic" in the U.S.?

5. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?

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