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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. Which one of the following ideas does not appear in the author's discussion of strategies for dealing with accepted beliefs about motherhood?
(a) Parenting must also take place outside the home.
(b) Men must be encouraged to believe that they are capable of good parenting.
(c) Men must be encouraged to practice parenting.
(d) Men should be the breadwinners, not the caregivers.

2. How are black and white men the same in the author's view?
(a) They both stand to lose power as a result of feminism.
(b) They are both capable of sexual oppression and violence against women, whether sexual or non-sexual.
(c) They are not the same in the author's view.
(d) They both do not want women to be strong and assertive.

3. What does it ultimately mean for the author when women behave like white men?
(a) It means that these women are creating a more successful life.
(b) It means that they are traitors to their gender.
(c) It means that there are more white men, i.e. there is no new definition of humanity.
(d) It's an important sign of the sexual revolution.

4. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?
(a) Rita Mae Brown.
(b) Leah Fritz.
(c) Betty Friedan.
(d) Benjamin Barber.

5. How does the author support her claims about the reception of black women's efforts in the early feminist movement?
(a) She does not support her claims with evidence.
(b) She cites anecdotal evidence based on personal experience.
(c) She presents a series of interviews that she conducted.
(d) She presents statistical research.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, who originally defined "sisterhood" in the feminist movement?

2. What is the author's opinion about the two different groups and how they function?

3. Why did many lower/middle class and/or non-white women respond to early feminist views on work as they did?

4. What observations does the author make about women and the practice of violence?

5. How did the group initially discussed by the author characterize parenthood?

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