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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. What name did early feminists use to describe radical, or revolutionary, feminists?
(a) Naive.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Spoilers.

2. The phrase "the problem that has no name" refers to which of the following issues?
(a) Women and schizophrenia.
(b) The psychological malaise of all women in American society due to gender roles.
(c) Women's fears of aging.
(d) Hating one's family.

3. Which definition of feminism does not work, according to the author?
(a) One that looks for new definitions of equality.
(b) A definition that completely rejects patriarchy.
(c) One that is grounded in the desire for equality with men.
(d) A definition that revolves around equal rights for all people.

4. What assertion does the author make (once again) about who benefits from the current feminist movement?
(a) Only women will benefit from the movement.
(b) It can, and will, benefit people of both genders and all ages.
(c) She states that white middle class women stand to benefit more than anyone else.
(d) Children will benefit, but not the current generation.

5. In the title of Chapter Five, what term is used to describe men's relationship to the feminist movement.
(a) Enemy number one.
(b) The oppressor.
(c) Comrades in struggle.
(d) Friends of the cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, what must happen to feminism in order for it to have "a revolutionary, transformative impact on society"?

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

3. How has the author's own perception of her book held up?

4. In the author's view, what three things most determine a woman's destiny?

5. As stated in the 1984 Preface, what is the primary weakness of feminist theory that the author promises to address in her book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Compare the Preface to the second edition with Ch. 12: What similarities do you see regarding the author's vision for the future of the feminist movement? List two to three examples.

4. In the author's view, is idealism enough to enact needed changes?

5. In Chapter Three, "The Significance of the Feminist Movement" how does the author describe her understanding of feminism and the family?

6. What can alternative models of power accomplish, according to the author?

7. In the author's view, are feminists ambivalent about power?

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

9. Describe the author's views of how modern western cultures deal with the process of change.

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

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