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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. Who was the Aztec princess who slept with Cortez, the head of the conquistadors?
(a) Mellita.
(b) Malinche.
(c) Mellior.
(d) Magrid.

2. About what school of thought is Moraga critical in this essay?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Post-moderism.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Independent.

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

4. What is the extreme goal of White Supremacists?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Integration.
(c) Extermination.
(d) Segregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, schools are controlled by the government which has no interest in informing students about a heritage which might conflict with mythologies about ______________ glorious history.

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

3. In Chicano culture, a lesbian is considered to be __________________.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Malinche and why to Mexicans despise her?

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

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

6. What does Moraga feel is the source of the problems with primary education?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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