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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Learning from the 60s.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hopes and __________ are transformed into language through poetry, which then can lead to action.
(a) Aspirations.
(b) Thrills.
(c) Loves.
(d) Dreams.

2. Audre Lorde cites a bias against _________ as one of the examples of how classism can impact society.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Lesbians.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Minimum wage.

3. The __________ are easily conquered, according to Audre Lorde as she speaks and as she writers.
(a) Lesbians.
(b) Men.
(c) Divided.
(d) Women.

4. The Great American Double Think is a symptom of the __________ thought processes, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) White male centric.
(b) Black male centric.
(c) Tired male.
(d) Lazy black male.

5. Audre Lorde sees that black men encourage black women to identify themselves in terms of their ___________ to their black male partners.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Children.
(c) Allegiance.
(d) Permissiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the essay to which Audre Lorde decides to respond, as it was published in the same journal earlier in the year?

2. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.

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

4. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.

5. When emotional concerns are ignored, the erotic becomes a simple unpleasant _______________, which takes the passion away.

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