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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author believe that it is important to define feminism from within the movement?
(a) Because it helps to combat negative stereotypes placed on it from without, and it can create growth within the movement.
(b) Because it fosters pride among feminists.
(c) It makes feminists appear more organized.
(d) It provides direction for newcomers to the movement.

2. What major difference between white and black men does the author point out?
(a) White men were not as threatened by strong women functioning outside traditional gender roles.
(b) Black men did not trust women who worked outside the home.
(c) White men encouraged women to go to work whereas black men did not.
(d) Black men were not as threatened by strong women functioning outside traditional gender roles.

3. What is the author's central theory about the nature (and practice) of violence against women?
(a) It is an innate part of male biology.
(b) Women invite violence by the way they dress.
(c) It is a result of women entering the workforce in large numbers.
(d) It is a manifestation and perpetuation of traditional patriarchal thought that men are powerful and women are victims.

4. What change to the language expressing involvement in feminism does the author advocate?
(a) Change "I advocate feminism" to "I am a feminist."
(b) Change "I am a feminist" to "I support the feminist movement."
(c) Change "I am a feminist" to "I advocate feminism."
(d) Change "I advocate feminism" to "I support the feminist movement."

5. In the Preface (2000), what examples does the author give of the problematic status of women in contemporary society?
(a) High poverty, low status of single mothers, lack of state assistance and health care.
(b) High poverty, high divorce rates, lack of state assistance.
(c) High divorce rates, low job benefits, no enough day care.
(d) Low job benefits, high poverty, high divorce rates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does the author raise about the desire for equality with men?

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

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

4. For the author, what must happen to feminism in order for it to have "a revolutionary, transformative impact on society"?

5. In Chapter Four, what does the author give as the broad definition of "sisterhood" from the early feminist movement?

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