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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, one of the many problems of academia is its obsession with _______________.
(a) Athletes.
(b) Funding.
(c) Complex theory.
(d) Politics.

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

3. In "Sour Grapes: The Art of Anger in America," Moraga states that Americans are largely ignorant of which culture?
(a) Italian.
(b) Native American.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Cuban.

4. According to Moraga, America is not interested in producing ________________.
(a) Revolutionaries.
(b) Saints.
(c) Militants.
(d) Oil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what other institution can the women's movement learn?

2. La Mujer Llorena is sentenced to spend eternity looking for ____________.

3. According to Moraga, the feminist movement should pay attention to _________________.

4. 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.

5. Why were the woman the lesbian who killed the woman's children reacting against motherhood as such?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Canto Florido" to what does Moraga compare words that are never spoken?

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

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

4. In "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt," why does Moraga state that the educational system in America is flawed?

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

6. Why does Moraga feel the feminist movement may be doomed to failure?

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

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

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

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

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