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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. Who must be retrained in order for the feminist movement to be successful?
(a) Men and women.
(b) White upper class men.
(c) Men.
(d) Teachers.

2. 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) Sometimes their ideas inspired new understanding and growth in the movement.
(c) Black women were always seen as a threat to the movement.
(d) Black feminists' ideas about class were accepted, but not their ideas about race.

3. How does the author characterize early feminist concepts of sexual liberty?
(a) She does not provide any description of such concepts.
(b) A complete rejection of romantic love.
(c) The choice to have sexual relations whenever and with whoever one desires.
(d) Freedom from sexual relations with men.

4. Which definition of feminism does not work, according to the author?
(a) A definition that completely rejects patriarchy.
(b) A definition that revolves around equal rights for all people.
(c) One that looks for new definitions of equality.
(d) One that is grounded in the desire for equality with men.

5. Besides spreading feminism and its goals, what else would be accomplished by the action promoted by the author?
(a) The dispelling of stereotypes.
(b) The creation of new woman-owned franchises.
(c) Less boredom and frustration.
(d) A better sense of current events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did these early feminists forget to take into account in their beliefs about men?

2. According to the author, what does society often teach women about what it means to be a woman?

3. When and where did the author enroll in her first women's studies class?

4. How does the author describe the family in "Western society"?

5. What potential effect can feminism have on the family, in the author's view?

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