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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.
(a) Masculinity.
(b) Life.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Power.

2. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.
(a) Rational.
(b) Logical.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Ethical.

3. Who greets Audre Lorde at the airport when she travels to Tashket, a city which reminds her of Ghana?
(a) Adrienne Rich.
(b) Her publisher.
(c) A priest.
(d) Children.

4. Poetry is the essence of _______________, according to the feelings of Audre Lorde.
(a) Power.
(b) Struggles.
(c) Womanhood.
(d) Maidenhood.

5. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.
(a) Silence.
(b) Society.
(c) Book reading.
(d) Mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde characterizes the people in Uzbekistan as being __________ as she moves through the countryside.

2. Hopes and __________ are transformed into language through poetry, which then can lead to action.

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

4. Audre Lorde challenges the people at the panel to look at their lives as she looked at her possible _______________.

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

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