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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erotic provides the ___________ of sharing an experience with another, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Power.
(b) Belief.
(c) Truth.
(d) Connection.

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

3. Audre Lorde describes a black woman who once said that ____________ would lead to the extinction of the race as a whole.
(a) Racism.
(b) Homophobia.
(c) Lesbianism.
(d) Facism.

4. American society, according to Audre Lorde, defines human __________ in a limited way, without concern for the emotions.
(a) Truth.
(b) Thought.
(c) Power.
(d) Need.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde feels that the erotic can be a tool for ____________ and an energizing force to bring about change.

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.

3. Contemplating her own ____________ gives Audre Lorde the perspective she needs in order to see the silence does not protect from fear.

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

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

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