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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?
(a) Women must all agree on a single definition of sisterhood.
(b) Women must learn to explore, understand, and communicate their individual experiences.
(c) Women must decide to get a formal education.
(d) Women must learn to organize politically.

2. According to the author, in Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," what were black feminists initially trying to do in the feminist movement?
(a) Be more like white feminists.
(b) To get more work.
(c) To expand the basis of feminist thought.
(d) Make new friends.

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

4. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author describe the original reception of her book?
(a) It was rejected by mainstream feminists.
(b) Women of color claimed it focused mostly on white women so they rejected it.
(c) It started a riot.
(d) It was embraced by all feminists for its thought-provoking content.

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

6. In Chapter Four, what does the author give as the broad definition of "sisterhood" from the early feminist movement?
(a) Unity between working women.
(b) Unity between women.
(c) Women who share the same parents.
(d) Common religion among women.

7. Which elements define the ideal family for the author?
(a) Order, respect, and privacy.
(b) Order, unity, respect, and fairness.
(c) Unity, modesty, and communication.
(d) Support, respect, unity and community.

8. "The problem that has no name" is a quotation by which author?
(a) Leah Fritz.
(b) Bell hooks.
(c) Rita Mae Brown.
(d) Betty Friedan.

9. The author opens the Preface to the first edition of the book with a description of which group and its experiences in life?
(a) Upper class black professionals.
(b) White upper class American women.
(c) Black Americans living in a small town in Kentucky.
(d) White French feminists.

10. Who has portrayed the relationship between feminism and the family in this way? (See question # 61)
(a) All men.
(b) The child protective services.
(c) Most feminists hold this view.
(d) Outsiders to the movement and sometimes feminists in the movement who want to create women-only communities.

11. What is the main relationship discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) The relationship between senior women and feminism.
(b) The relationship between men and the feminist movement.
(c) The relationship between women and technology.
(d) The relationship between feminism and civil rights

12. What is the awareness about sexual oppression that the author advocates?
(a) Sexual oppression damages everyone and ending it will benefit everyone.
(b) Sexual oppression is here to stay.
(c) Sexual oppression is derived from poor self-esteem.
(d) Men are not effected by sexual oppression but they should support ending it.

13. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?
(a) Her race, her gender, and who she marries.
(b) Gender, race, and class.
(c) Her alma mater, her first job, and who she marries.
(d) Who she marries, her appearance, and her family name.

14. In the Preface to the second edition, what is the first factor considered by black parents when a child is born, according to the author?
(a) Gender, then size.
(b) Race, then gender.
(c) Race, then size.
(d) Gender, then race.

15. How does the author see feminism and the family?
(a) She thinks feminists that reject the family completely are justified in doing so.
(b) Her definition of feminism is one that is pro-family.
(c) She believes that the traditional family structure is fine the way it is and feminists should not try to change it.
(d) She feels ambivalent about the relationship between the two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do feminists need to consider when examining their beliefs about men?

3. How does the author characterize black women's future role in the feminist movement?

4. What was the author's initial experience in women's groups?

5. According to the author, how did early feminists see gender?

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