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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. Moraga grew up as a ______________ woman.
(a) bitter.
(b) sad.
(c) accomplished.
(d) Chicana.

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

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

9. Why does Moraga think she was assuming the role of chingon?
(a) Because of her social status.
(b) Because of her hormones.
(c) Because of her repressed sexuality.
(d) Because of her physical strength.

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

11. Moraga reasons that the woman and the lesbian who killed the woman's children were reacting against ___________.
(a) Society.
(b) Men.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Motherhood.

12. According to Paz, the chingada is the ____________ partner.
(a) Faithful.
(b) Passive.
(c) Active.
(d) Aggressive.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, the university system in America is interested only in producing ____________________.

2. Chicana sexism is largely based upon the notion of _____________.

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

4. Chicana mothers usually prefer ___________________.

5. What is the extreme goal of White Supremacists?

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