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

2. _________ is a tool which can be used constructively during a moment of frustration, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Anger.
(d) Humor.

3. Audre Lorde admits that she can only deal with her ___________ and that she will try not to make generalizations.
(a) Own experience.
(b) Truths.
(c) Logic.
(d) Poetry.

4. Efik Ebibio is married to a man, but actively speaks of a ___________ relationship with another married woman.
(a) Lesbian.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Professional.
(d) Friend.

5. Audre Lorde's primary reaction to __________ is anger and she feels it is an appropriate response to this problem.
(a) The media.
(b) Racism.
(c) Government.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.

2. At the same time, sons of lesbian mothers have to formulate their own ideas about what it means to be __________.

3. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?

4. Some white women, according to Audre Lorde, restrict themselves to the __________ community and this angers Lorde.

5. Black men seem to view black women as threatening if they become __________, according to Audre Lorde.

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