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

2. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Life.
(c) Signs.
(d) Time.

3. While erotic is about feeling, according to Audre Lorde, __________ is devoid of feeling and about sensation only.
(a) Art.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Book.
(d) Poetry.

4. Within the _________ community, according to Audre Lorde, members have learned to distrust each other.
(a) Female.
(b) White.
(c) Male.
(d) Black.

5. Mary Daly was trying to overcome the repressive forces of the ______________, according to Audre Lorde's point of view.
(a) Harvard.
(b) The US government.
(c) Yale.
(d) University of Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.

2. Audre Lorde decided to publish the open letter to Mary Daly after sending it to her and receiving ______________.

3. Audre Lorde believe the forms of human blindness can be remedied through the realization that ___________ can be enriching.

4. What is the pseudonym that Audre Lorde uses when she publishes the story of La Llorona?

5. When emotional concerns are ignored, the erotic becomes a simple unpleasant _______________, which takes the passion away.

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