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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. How does the author describe the family in "Western society"?
(a) It is no longer the primary social unit.
(b) Television has destroyed family relationships.
(c) The Western family is based on nurturing and equality.
(d) For centuries it has been dominated by a sexist, patriarchal, authoritarian model.

2. What is the primary "point of contact" between the oppressor and the oppressed?
(a) Marriage.
(b) There is very little actual contact.
(c) The work environment.
(d) Absence of choices.

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

4. How does the author feel about defining feminism as enabling total personal freedom?
(a) She thinks it is immoral.
(b) She sees this as the most favorable definition of feminism.
(c) She finds the definition to vague.
(d) She sees it as very limiting for women since it is a male-defined model.

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

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

3. What must happen in order for women to create true sisterhood?

4. In general, the title of Chapter 1, "Black Women - Shaping Feminist Theory," relates to which of the following ideas?

5. In the Preface to the second edition (2000), how does the author describe the original reception of her book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about black women's perspectives?

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

3. Are sexual liberty and "ending sexual oppression" the same thing for the author?

4. Describe the kind of power that the author sees in communities of economically disadvantaged women.

5. Does the author encourage a particular attitude towards manifesting change?

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

7. What is the traditional view on motherhood that the author relates in Chapter Ten?

8. Describe the author's personal experiences with feminists from the same background as Friedan. How did they initially respond to her attempts to contribute to the conversation around feminist theory?

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

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

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