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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. Black men seem to view black women as threatening if they become __________, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Powerful.
(b) Weaker.
(c) Insubordinate.
(d) Financially successful.

2. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Speaking.

3. Instead of World War II, what do the Russians call this war, according to the findings of Audre Lorde?
(a) Great Patriotic War.
(b) The World War III.
(c) The Bad War.
(d) The Good War.

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

5. There is only, according to Audre Lorde, the renewed __________ to try out the old ideas which are waiting around.
(a) Power.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde sees ____________ as a group that is very visible as 'different' but also invisible as second class citizens.

2. Audre Lorde says the illusion of __________ between groups is imposed on the oppressed individual by society.

3. What is the name of the translator that Audre Lorde brings along with her in her travels in Russia?

4. Black __________ are even more threatening, according to Audre Lorde, since they do not fit into a _____________.

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

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