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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. Audre Lorde believes that poetry is able to express ____________ , which are then a direct link back to the ancient society.
(a) Truths.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Love qualities.
(d) Questions.

2. 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.
(a) New York.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Illinois.

3. Audre Lorde defines the erotic as both spiritual and ___________ and as a source of power in the world.
(a) Homosexual.
(b) Female.
(c) Male.
(d) Heterosexual.

4. What is NOT one of the forms of human blindness which Audre Lorde seeks to define in this section?
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Racism.
(d) Intellectual snobbery.

5. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Life.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Women are frequently taught that the erotic is only of use within the realm of __________.

3. American society, according to Audre Lorde, defines human __________ in a limited way, without concern for the emotions.

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

5. In what state is Audre Lorde invited to become a poet-in-residence as well as a teacher for students?

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