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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what are the author's thoughts on a universally accepted definition of feminism?
(a) She thinks that the current definition is already adequate and people should focus on more important matters.s
(b) She does not see the relevance in trying to find a universally accepted definition.
(c) She says that it continues to be difficult to find a universally accepted definition.
(d) She doesn't understand why it is so difficult for people to agree on a universal definition..

3. 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) Women who share the same parents.
(c) Unity between women.
(d) Common religion among women.

4. In Chapter 3, "The Significance of Feminist Movement," the author discusses which of the following themes?
(a) Famous personalities within the feminist movement.
(b) The effects of feminism on foreign policy.
(c) The major shortcomings of the feminist movement.
(d) The potential social and political benefits of the feminist movement.

5. What do feminists need to consider when examining their beliefs about men?
(a) Whether or not men deserve to be included in feminism.
(b) Whether it is safe to alter their beliefs about men.
(c) How lower and working class men and non-white men are also oppressed.
(d) How often men use sexist language.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author characterize the later reception of her work?

3. In the Preface, which four factors are most central to the author's argument about a person's position in society?

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

5. The phrase "suffering cannot be measured and compared quantitatively" comes from which of the following authors?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, "Rethinking the Nature of Work," why does the author take issue with early feminist attitudes toward work?

2. How are traditional patriarchal concepts of gender related to violence against women?

3. Overall, what do Chapters Two and Three develop for the reader with regard to feminism?

4. Does the author offer her own definition of feminism in Chapter Two, and if so, what is it?

5. The title of Chapter Seven, "Rethinking the Nature of Work," suggests that ideas about work must change; what changes does the author propose?

6. Why does the author want to change feminist language from "I am a feminist" to "I advocate feminism"?

7. From the author's perspective, is theory related to experience in her discussion in Chapter One?

8. What doe the author mean when she says that black women have no "institutionalized other."

9. What is problematic for the author regarding early feminist views of parenting and motherhood, and what can be changed?

10. Is the lack of solidarity mainly an issue between black women and white women?

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