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

2. Poetry is equivalent to _________ rather than to thinking, according to Audre Lorde, and is more essential than thesis-based writing.
(a) Shouting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Being.

3. Within the _________ community, according to Audre Lorde, members have learned to distrust each other.
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Male.
(d) Female.

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

5. Audre Lorde asks the audience what __________ they might be enduring in silence rather than speaking against them.
(a) Powers.
(b) Injustices.
(c) Laws.
(d) Lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.

2. A women interviews Audre Lorde because the writer is doing a story about ___________.

3. There is only, according to Audre Lorde, the renewed __________ to try out the old ideas which are waiting around.

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

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

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