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

2. Audre Lorde believes there are no new _________ still waiting in the wings to save us as women, as humans.
(a) Leaders.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Books.
(d) Men.

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

4. To what city does Audre Lorde compare the atmosphere and the weather of Moscow?
(a) Chicago.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Berlin.

5. The acceptance of one's feelings can lead to _____________, thus poetry can help those who are or who feel oppressed.
(a) Community.
(b) Empowerment.
(c) Results.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who greets Audre Lorde at the airport when she travels to Tashket, a city which reminds her of Ghana?

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

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