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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Looking for the Insatiable Woman" who is La Mujer Llorena?
(a) The creative woman.
(b) The magical woman.
(c) The crying woman.
(d) The important woman.

2. According to Moraga, true progress for racial and ___________ progress is impossible as long as white, upper-class men permeate institutions.
(a) Sexual.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Political.
(d) Religious.

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

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

5. To what does the feminist movement neglect to pay attention?
(a) Men's rights.
(b) Sexism in all of its forms.
(c) Couples issues.
(d) Children's issues.

6. Sexism is far more complex than _____________.
(a) Integration.
(b) Politics.
(c) Racism.
(d) Psychology.

7. In Chicano culture a sexually liberated woman is considered to be ____________________.
(a) Impolite.
(b) Exciting.
(c) A whore.
(d) An abomination.

8. The feminist movement is doomed to failure if it does not __________________________.
(a) Get political backing.
(b) Fire Gloria Steinem.
(c) Create more awareness.
(d) Incorporate the experiences of all kinds of women.

9. How did Moraga cover up her feelings about having sex with a woman?
(a) She became angry.
(b) She became aggressive.
(c) She became silent.
(d) She became sullen.

10. Moraga states that her essay, "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt" can be interpreted as a form of _____________________.
(a) Racism.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Liberalism.
(d) Anti-intellectualism.

11. According to Moraga, who does intellectualism serve?
(a) Ministers.
(b) Students.
(c) The ruling class.
(d) Universities.

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

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

14. Proponents of post-modernism are notorious for using _____________________.
(a) Highly technical jargon.
(b) Laptops.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Lateral thinking.

15. Who is Octavio Paz?
(a) A Mexican politician.
(b) A Mexican athlete.
(c) A Mexican singer.
(d) A Mexican author.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an inherent quality of the Civil Rights movement?

2. Various codes of sexual morality, especially the institution of marriage, are founded on the masculine desire to __________________.

3. A Chicana mother's adoration of her sons is an unconscious attempt to turn them into _______________________.

4. What is the theme in this section of the book?

5. Moraga claims that excessive jargon leads to ________________ of the ideas upon which it touches.

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