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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 was the person which send the copy of Mary Daly's book to Audre Lorde in order to review it?
(a) Adrienne Rich.
(b) Mary Daly.
(c) No one.
(d) Robert Staples.

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

3. Audre Lorde believes there are no new _________ still waiting in the wings to save us as women, as humans.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Men.
(c) Books.
(d) Leaders.

4. 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.

5. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.
(a) Writings.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Tests.
(d) Paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poetry is equivalent to _________ rather than to thinking, according to Audre Lorde, and is more essential than thesis-based writing.

2. The erotic is dangerous as once satisfaction is experienced, it is much harder for a person _____________.

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

4. Within the _________ community, according to Audre Lorde, members have learned to distrust each other.

5. Audre Lorde sees poetry as the formation of ______________, rather than helping to express what's already there.

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