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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Moraga, the feminist movement should pay attention to _________________.
(a) Older Hispanic women.
(b) The Civil Rights movement.
(c) The Women's Suffrage movement.
(d) Young black women.

2. In Chicana culture, men are considered to be __________________.
(a) Better dressers than women.
(b) More generous than women.
(c) Better than women.
(d) Funnier than women.

3. Why were the woman the lesbian who killed the woman's children reacting against motherhood as such?
(a) It was patriarchal imposition that forced them into a role.
(b) They wanted to adopt kids instead.
(c) They did not want to be single mothers.
(d) They did not want to be married.

4. Who was the Aztec princess who slept with Cortez, the head of the conquistadors?
(a) Malinche.
(b) Magrid.
(c) Mellior.
(d) Mellita.

5. A movement that has a _________________ is far more likely to succeed than a movement that is purely theoretical.
(a) Significant amount of money.
(b) High profile leader.
(c) Good organizational structure.
(d) Spiritual quality.

6. Octavio Paz makes a distinction between partners in ____________________.
(a) Any sexual act.
(b) Any competitive sport.
(c) Any business venture.
(d) Any political campaign.

7. According to Moraga, the problems with primary education are mainly related to ____________________.
(a) Disinterested parents.
(b) A lack of respect for culture.
(c) A lack of funding for arts.
(d) Inept teachers.

8. Moraga claims that excessive jargon leads to ________________ of the ideas upon which it touches.
(a) Marginalization.
(b) Validation.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Evasion.

9. What has Moraga written that seem to be doomed to critical failure in America?
(a) Essays.
(b) Plays.
(c) Documentaries.
(d) Novels.

10. About what school of thought is Moraga critical in this essay?
(a) Post-moderism.
(b) Conservatism.
(c) Independent.
(d) Liberal.

11. What type of relationship do White Supremacists want with blacks?
(a) Just political.
(b) Just social.
(c) None at all.
(d) Just professional.

12. Women are discriminated against dependent upon which of the following situations?
(a) Social.
(b) Cultural.
(c) All of these.
(d) Economic.

13. The right to passion drives which one of the following?
(a) All of these.
(b) Cultural movements.
(c) Women's movements.
(d) Economic movements.

14. In "Entre Nos," Moraga states that she is connected spiritually with whom?
(a) Cubans.
(b) Italians.
(c) Indians.
(d) Puerto Ricans.

15. What has La Mujer Llorena's husband done?
(a) Killed her father.
(b) Run away with another woman.
(c) Betrayed her and drowned their children.
(d) Joined the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Repression can lead to a life of _______________.

2. Moraga reasons that the woman and the lesbian who killed the woman's children were reacting against ___________.

3. According to Moraga, most white people in America do not know ____________________.

4. In "Looking for the Insatiable Woman" who is La Mujer Llorena?

5. According to Moraga, schools are controlled by the government which has no interest in informing students about a heritage which might conflict with mythologies about ______________ glorious history.

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