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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Based on your understanding of the two Prefaces, who does the author wish to reach with her work?
(a) Mainly people who are brand new to feminism.
(b) Women of color.
(c) Men.
(d) As wide and diverse of an audience as possible.
2. According to the title of Chapter Nine, what is one of the primary goals of the feminist movement?
(a) To develop a new rating system for DVDs and video games.
(b) To legalize prostitution.
(c) To create a government department overseeing women's issues.
(d) To end violence, especially against women.
3. Following the author's reasoning, what does a societal trend towards women identifying with and pursuing male models of power show?
(a) That women are just as capable as men.
(b) That women lack the ability to develop their own models.
(c) That women do not necessarily experience and wield power differently from men.
(d) It does not really show us anything one way or the other.
4. On what levels of culture and society is violence most likely to exist?
(a) On all levels: family, community, government, international relations, etc.
(b) Mostly between countries at war.
(c) The author does not make a statement one way or the other.
(d) Mostly on the interpersonal level.
5. How does the author view housework?
(a) As creative and life-affirming-sometimes more so than work outside the home.
(b) As extremely tiring.
(c) As women's work.
(d) As demeaning.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?
2. How is violence often represented in western culture?
3. Based on your overall understanding of this text, what approach is suggested by the title, Feminist Theory from Margin to Center?
4. Overall, what is the author's approach to presenting feminist ideas in this book?
5. What potential effect can feminism have on the family, in the author's view?
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