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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Interview: Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who commissioned the conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich as it happens in this chapter?
(a) Marilyn Hacker.
(b) Mary Daly.
(c) Richard Staples.
(d) Joseph Moyers.

2. The acceptance of one's feelings can lead to _____________, thus poetry can help those who are or who feel oppressed.
(a) Empowerment.
(b) Results.
(c) Honor.
(d) Community.

3. Who in Audre Lorde's life used to make up words when they could not come up with the word they needed?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her dad.
(c) Her mom.
(d) Her brother.

4. Audre Lorde sees poetry as the formation of ______________, rather than helping to express what's already there.
(a) Progress.
(b) Truths.
(c) Femininity.
(d) Ideas.

5. The dismissal of other points of view, according to Audre Lorde, act as barriers to _____________ as other forms of racism do too.
(a) Power.
(b) Truth.
(c) Peace.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Horizontal ______ can be a useful tool for those who wish to oppress a given group, according to Audre Lorde.

2. Audre Lorde defines the erotic as both spiritual and ___________ and as a source of power in the world.

3. Audre Lorde had to learn ____________ at young age because her mother expected her to know what she was thinking.

4. What imagery does Audre Lorde question in Mary Daly's book as she perceives it to be filled with white examples?

5. What is NOT one of the ills of life which poetry serves to cure, acting as an antidote to these ills, according to Audre Lorde?

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