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

2. What is a misogynist?
(a) Someone who does puzzles.
(b) Someone who collects stamps.
(c) Someone who hates women.
(d) Someone who is an expert in Greek mythology.

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

4. La Mujer Llorena is sentenced to spend eternity looking for ____________.
(a) Her children.
(b) Her authentic self.
(c) A good man.
(d) The moon.

5. A Chicana mother's adoration of her sons is an unconscious attempt to turn them into _______________________.
(a) The kind of man they wished they had married.
(b) Better family men.
(c) Independent thinkers.
(d) Candidates for the priesthood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding intellectualism, Moraga talks not only about the content of various theories but also the methods and _____________ used.

2. Sexism is far more complex than _____________.

3. Moraga states that her essay, "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt" can be interpreted as a form of _____________________.

4. When Moraga worked at a restaurant, a lesbian would teach her about which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moraga say was one of the defining characteristics of the Civil Rights movement and why does that factor improve chances for success for any movement?

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

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

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

5. What are Moraga's thoughts regarding post-modernism's use of jargon leading to a marginalization of topics?

6. Why does Moraga say she originally assumed the role of chingon in sexual relations with women?

7. According to Moraga, what can repression lead to in almost every Chicana's life?

8. Why are sexually liberated women, and to a greater degree, lesbians, denigrated in Chicano society?

9. Why does Moraga use the feminist movement to point out how society has inherent prejudices?

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

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