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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Moraga, the educational system in America is flawed because it is dominated by _____________________________.
(a) The government.
(b) Ignorant people.
(c) Controlling School Boards.
(d) White, upper-class men.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, true progress for racial and ___________ progress is impossible as long as white, upper-class men permeate institutions.

2. Who was the writer who wrote that the United States-Mexican border was a "1,950-mile-long open wound"?

3. In "Sour Grapes: The Art of Anger in America," Moraga states that Americans are largely ignorant of which culture?

4. The feminist movement is dominated by _____________________.

5. What type of relationship do White Supremacists want with blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the distinction made between two partners in any sexual act as defined by Octavio Paz in "A Long Line of Vendidas"?

2. Why does Moraga believe it is vital for artists to continue to create art that reflects their own cultural identities?

3. What does Moraga think might be the deep, real reason that women kill their children?

4. Explain one of the myths of lesbian sexuality regarding penetration and how Moraga's own experiences go against it.

5. According to Moraga, how can the feminist movement be considered racist?

6. What example of writer Gloria Anzaldua's work does Moraga use to point out that academia gets lost in obsessions with complex theory?

7. What are the circumstances that make the myth of La Mujer Llorena come alive for Moraga?

8. Why is sexism an even more complex subject than racism?

9. What did Moraga learn about sexism from being raised a Chicana woman?

10. Does Moraga think it will be easy to stop the loss of cultures in schools?

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