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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion does the author express regarding the connection between early feminist concepts of sexual liberty and the movement to end sexual oppression?
(a) They are not the same thing.
(b) They are very closely related.
(c) She feels they should not be the target of conservative thinkers.
(d) She does not express an opinion but promises to discuss them together in a later book.

2. What represents true sexual liberty for the author?
(a) Abstinence.
(b) Ending sexual oppression and sexism.
(c) Unrestricted heterosexual relations.
(d) Same sex relations.

3. How did the group initially discussed by the author characterize parenthood?
(a) As a luxury.
(b) As a social duty to create future citizens.
(c) As a trap, another way the male patriarchy exercised its power.
(d) As a form of discipline.

4. What do early feminist concepts of sexual liberty represent for the author?
(a) A more practical approach to sex.
(b) A chance to finally be free from male desires.
(c) Another manifestation of women adopting male-defined, heterosexist attitudes.
(d) She does not say what they represent for her.

5. What was the week point in feminists' initial view of power?
(a) They placed too much value on attaining power and not enough on its effects.
(b) They did not distinguish between power as domination and control over others and power that is creative and life-affirming.
(c) Their opinions were vague and lacked cohesion.
(d) They did not realize that power was not limited to men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author suggest about many successful feminists and their relationship with power?

2. What is violence truly a manifestation of for the author?

3. How does the author view the kind of power practiced by women from non-affluent communities?

4. According to the title of Chapter Nine, what is one of the primary goals of the feminist movement?

5. What has been the result of this mode of circulation?

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