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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a lesbian considered to be an outlaw in Chicano society?
(a) She won't flirt with men.
(b) She preys upon other women.
(c) She will kill anyone who gets in her way.
(d) She has disregarded the rules set out by male society.

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

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

4. Chicana mothers usually prefer ___________________.
(a) Their sons over their daughters.
(b) To host Sunday dinner.
(c) Their sons to be priests.
(d) To clean their own homes.

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

6. According to Moraga, most white people in America do not know ____________________.
(a) The time of day.
(b) Anything about Hispanics.
(c) The nationality of their ancestors.
(d) How to help others.

7. According to Moraga, art is ____________.
(a) Ethereal.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Political.
(d) Theory.

8. In Chicano culture, a lesbian is considered to be __________________.
(a) An unbalanced person.
(b) A mistake of nature.
(c) An outlaw.
(d) A misguided person.

9. One of the myths of the lesbian movement is that lesbian sexuality is __________________________.
(a) Something that can be learned.
(b) Superior to heterosexual sexuality.
(c) Altogether different from heterosexual sexuality.
(d) A crime against nature.

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

11. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?
(a) It pays attention to issues regarding white, middle-class women.
(b) There are no provisions for Hispanic language translations.
(c) There is a limit to the number of black women included.
(d) Asian women must be put on a waiting list to join.

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

13. From what other institution can the women's movement learn?
(a) Religion.
(b) Education.
(c) Sports.
(d) Politics.

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

15. According to Moraga, America is a country in which people are so easily _______________.
(a) Assimilated.
(b) Rejected.
(c) Persuaded.
(d) Swayed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Paz, the chingon is the ___________ partner.

3. According to Moraga, whose language is the oppressor in American society?

4. Most lesbians claim that a lesbian loses the desire for __________________.

5. What has La Mujer Llorena's husband done?

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