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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the author see feminism and the family?
(a) She feels ambivalent about the relationship between the two.
(b) Her definition of feminism is one that is pro-family.
(c) She thinks feminists that reject the family completely are justified in doing so.
(d) She believes that the traditional family structure is fine the way it is and feminists should not try to change it.
2. What is the author's main contention about work in Chapter Seven?
(a) Professors are underpaid.
(b) Ideas and attitudes about work must change.
(c) There needs to be better statistical data about employment.
(d) The government should create more jobs.
3. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?
(a) Education, political beliefs, place of birth, and family name.
(b) Race, weight, gender, and marital status.
(c) Height, gender, income, and place of birth.
(d) Race, gender, income, and education.
4. Were there ever alternate reactions to black women's efforts to participate in the early feminist movement, and if so what were they?
(a) Some white feminists rejected their ideas but most did not.
(b) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.
(c) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.
(d) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.
5. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?
(a) Who she marries, her appearance, and her family name.
(b) Her alma mater, her first job, and who she marries.
(c) Gender, race, and class.
(d) Her race, her gender, and who she marries.
Short Answer Questions
1. For the author, what is the relationship between traditional beliefs about the family and society at large?
2. What do feminists need to consider when examining their beliefs about men?
3. How did women working for change initially view the exercise of power?
4. How does the author characterize the majority of feminist writing?
5. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
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