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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. In dreams that Audre Lorde has after her trip to Russia, she begins to believe that Russia became a mythic representation of that ___________ does not yet exist anywhere she has been.
(a) Fascism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Socialism.

2. Women are not to ignore the power of the erotic in the service of ________, when this power can be psychically milked from them.
(a) Women.
(b) God.
(c) The government.
(d) Men.

3. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.
(a) Weakness.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Success.

4. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Commitment.
(b) Truth.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Audre Lorde to examine herself more closely, as she reveals in her talk on the panel?

2. Audre Lorde points out that productivity in Russia is measured by ___________ and not by money as it is in other areas.

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

4. Audre Lorde sees the Soviet Union as placing its___________ at the core of its programs, at least officially.

5. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.

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