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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. According to the author, how has the relationship between feminism and the family often been portrayed?
(a) The family is accepted as a necessary evil.
(b) Feminism has often been portrayed as anti-family and pro-freedom.
(c) Feminism is often perceived as pro-family.
(d) Feminism does not seem to address this issue very clearly.

2. What belief about men did early feminists act out, according to the author.
(a) The belief that men were like children.
(b) The belief that all men were the enemy.
(c) The belief that men were unimportant.
(d) The belief that men were role models.

3. The author states that most women would like to be like ________________.
(a) their best friends.
(b) their mothers.
(c) their mentors.
(d) white men.

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 major shortcomings of the feminist movement.
(c) The potential social and political benefits of the feminist movement.
(d) The effects of feminism on foreign policy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the author states that feminist theory and the feminist movement were originally shaped by which type of people?

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?

3. What does the author say about the statement: "I am a feminist"?

4. How does the author describe feminism in the U.S.?

5. How are black and white men the same in the author's view?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the early feminist view on parenting stated in Chapter Ten, "Revolutionary Parenting."

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

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

4. Does the author mention different branches of the feminist movement in Chapter Eight, and if so what kind of relationship do they have?

5. Why is educating women a "feminist agenda," as the title to Chapter Eight suggests?

6. List several other critiques of violence that the author offers.

7. What differences and similarities does the author see between black men and white men?

8. In the Preface to the First Edition (1984), what reasons does the author give for people finding themselves on the margins of society?

9. What was the experience of many non-white and lower class women working outside the home?

10. Describe the author's discussion of early feminist attitudes towards men.

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