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

2. Audre Lorde challenges the people at the panel to look at their lives as she looked at her possible _______________.
(a) Poems.
(b) Cancer treatment.
(c) Life experiences.
(d) Surgeries.

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

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

5. Audre Lorde believes that poetry is able to express ____________ , which are then a direct link back to the ancient society.
(a) Love qualities.
(b) Truths.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Contemplating her own ____________ gives Audre Lorde the perspective she needs in order to see the silence does not protect from fear.

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

3. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.

4. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.

5. ____________ can create an illusion of protection from those who might wish one harm, according to Audre Lorde.

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