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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde believes that many groups have avoided discussing anger between ___________ in favor of other concerns.
(a) Men.
(b) Sexual orientations.
(c) Races.
(d) Women.

2. Audre Lorde sees that black men encourage black women to identify themselves in terms of their ___________ to their black male partners.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Children.
(c) Allegiance.
(d) Permissiveness.

3. Horizontal ______ can be a useful tool for those who wish to oppress a given group, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Racism.
(d) Sexism.

4. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.
(a) Patriarchy.
(b) Law.
(c) Mindset.
(d) Social construct.

5. How old is Audre Lorde's son at the time when she has written this section?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. African ________ and the Amazon women of ancient Dahoney are examples Audre Lorde cites of women-identified women.

2. Audre Lorde feels that her son will have to forge his own ___________ without a clear model or someone to rebel against.

3. Audre Lorde thinks it to be wrong to bottle up anger and then later unleash it on a/an _________________.

4. Audre Lorde believes that the revelation that she too has __________________ is something which will help her son cope.

5. Audre Lorde does point out that sons of lesbians have the advantage of having seen their mothers' blueprints for ____________.

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