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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. In the author's view, how should the beliefs about motherhood that she discusses be dealt with?
(a) They should be taught in schools.
(b) They should be embraced by new mothers.
(c) They should be replaced by non-European beliefs.
(d) They should be broken down and eliminated.

2. According to the author, in what form has feminist thought primarily been circulated?
(a) Via the written word (e.g. books, pamphlets, etc.).
(b) Through television commercials.
(c) Via the radio.
(d) By word of mouth.

3. What ideas about parenting does the author initially discuss?
(a) Feminist ideas about parenting.
(b) European ideas of parenting.
(c) Parenting in American television sitcoms.
(d) Same sex couples' ideas about parenting.

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

5. What can the kind of power practiced by women from non-affluent communities enable them to do?
(a) It will enable them to keep their jobs.
(b) It enables them to reinforce the patriarchal model of power.
(c) It can enable them to resist exploitation, freeing them to transform society for the better.
(d) It will not enable them to change anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did she notice about white female students at the time?

2. What do early feminist concepts of sexual liberty represent for the author?

3. In the author's opinion, how did early feminists view violence against women?

4. What is the definition of feminism proposed by the author?

5. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?

(see the answer key)

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