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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sexism: An American Disease in Blackface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde wants to point out that one ________________ does not justify another and the other author's method of expressing this was misguided.
(a) Oppression.
(b) Method of persecution.
(c) Shout in anger.
(d) Lie.

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

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

4. Audre Lorde sees the Soviet Union as placing its___________ at the core of its programs, at least officially.
(a) Natural resources.
(b) Talents.
(c) People.
(d) Pride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Black __________ are even more threatening, according to Audre Lorde, since they do not fit into a _____________.

2. Audre Lorde sees poetry as the formation of ______________, rather than helping to express what's already there.

3. Audre Lorde begins to believe that important issues are better to be ___________ than to go unexpressed in the world.

4. Horizontal ______ can be a useful tool for those who wish to oppress a given group, according to Audre Lorde.

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

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