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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. What did she notice about white female students at the time?
(a) They were at college in order to find husbands.
(b) They were not very smart.
(c) They were afraid to look at each other in class.
(d) They were very excited about creating community and being together.

2. What aspects of society, for example, would women be able to work towards changing if they were freed from exploitation.
(a) Instituting new national holidays.
(b) Religion.
(c) City planning.
(d) Politics and economics.

3. What would this change in language suggest?
(a) It would be active rather than passive.
(b) It would suggest belief and participation in social action for change, rather than a confrontational approach.
(c) It would make the idea of belonging to a movement more visible.
(d) It would affirm personal identity.

4. How does consumerism relate to the author's discussion of power?
(a) Combatting consumerism is a positive manifestation of women's power.
(b) It does not come up in her discussion at all.
(c) Feminists should tap into consumer culture to gain power.
(d) Feminists should not be distracted from fighting sexism by focusing on resisting consumerism.

5. How does the author view the kind of power practiced by women from non-affluent communities?
(a) As a new form of slavery.
(b) As an imitation of patriarchal models of power
(c) As an ideal kind of power.
(d) As a disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From which position (or perspective) does the author claim to write in her analysis of feminism and its social manifestations?

4. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?

5. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?

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