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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The title of Chapter Twelve, "Feminist Revolution: Development through Struggle," refers to which of the following ideas?
(a) That the feminist movement must struggle for the benefit of developing countries.
(b) The feminist revolution will only be won via armed struggle.
(c) That feminist-oriented change is achieved through perseverance and hard work.
(d) Feminists create change by holding serious debates.

2. What can the kind of power practiced by women from non-affluent communities enable them to do?
(a) It will not enable them to change anything.
(b) It enables them to reinforce the patriarchal model of power.
(c) It can enable them to resist exploitation, freeing them to transform society for the better.
(d) It will enable them to keep their jobs.

3. Based on your overall understanding of this text, what approach is suggested by the title, Feminist Theory from Margin to Center?
(a) Feminism is now accepted because it includes men.
(b) Feminism started out on the margins and now it is mainstream.
(c) Feminist theory has been simplified to gain mass appeal.
(d) Feminist theory is changed, enhanced, and expanded by voices coming from the margins.

4. How is the long and painstaking process of change experienced by societies like the United States?
(a) As foreign, unappealing, and frustrating.
(b) As relatively easy.
(c) As boring.
(d) As frustrating but entertaining.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What notion about women and power do both sexist and traditional feminist culture share?

2. How did many lower/middle class and/or non-white women respond to this view of work?

3. In the author's view, how should the beliefs about motherhood that she discusses be dealt with?

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

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

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