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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 140 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Various codes of sexual morality, especially the institution of marriage, are founded on the masculine desire to __________________.
(a) Always be right.
(b) Sexually control his partner.
(c) Be socially acceptable.
(d) Have children.

2. Chicana sexism is largely based upon the notion of _____________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Education.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Class.

3. Why does Moraga refuse to give up her old typewriter?
(a) It has sentimental value.
(b) She can't afford a new one.
(c) It still works.
(d) It has brought her good luck.

4. What part of a woman's body does Moraga talk about in "For the Color of My Mother?"
(a) Mouths.
(b) Hair.
(c) Hands.
(d) Eyes.

5. What does Moraga feel is artificial and a product of society?
(a) Language.
(b) Economies.
(c) Social structure.
(d) Theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chicano culture a sexually liberated woman is considered to be ____________________.

2. What is a misogynist?

3. What has Moraga written that seem to be doomed to critical failure in America?

4. When had Moraga first heard the story of La Mujer Llorena?

5. Assuming that works of art that are not built upon Western foundations and structures have no value is intrinsically ethnocentric and ______________.

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