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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. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Disruptive.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Blameless.
(d) Unfounded.

2. The conference at which Audre Lorde is talking discusses specifically the women who have a problem with the __________ of black women.
(a) Movement.
(b) Troubles.
(c) Differences.
(d) Anger.

3. Audre Lorde does point out that sons of lesbians have the advantage of having seen their mothers' blueprints for ____________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Survival.
(c) Power.
(d) Action.

4. Audre Lorde believe the forms of human blindness can be remedied through the realization that ___________ can be enriching.
(a) Sameness.
(b) Community.
(c) Differences.
(d) Blindness.

5. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.
(a) Leadership.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Success.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of telling her son to fight the bullies, Audre Lorde tells her son about how she __________________.

2. Audre Lorde believes that many groups have avoided discussing anger between ___________ in favor of other concerns.

3. At a _________ state college, women tried to come together to support each other, only to be met with violence and shunned by their male peers.

4. Audre Lorde's primary reaction to __________ is anger and she feels it is an appropriate response to this problem.

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

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