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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. What is NOT one of the forms of human blindness which Audre Lorde seeks to define in this section?
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Racism.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Intellectual snobbery.

2. What is the name of the translator that Audre Lorde brings along with her in her travels in Russia?
(a) Margot.
(b) Helen.
(c) Athena.
(d) Juliet.

3. One of the reasons which Audre Lorde believes leads to silence in one's life is ______________.
(a) Femininity.
(b) Poor community support.
(c) Poor writing.
(d) Discrimination.

4. Audre Lorde believes the article was simply a show of the proof that the black male community sees black women as a ________ rather than allies.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Distraction.
(c) Threat.
(d) Terror.

5. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.
(a) Commitment.
(b) Success.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Weakness.

Short Answer Questions

1. American society, according to Audre Lorde, defines human __________ in a limited way, without concern for the emotions.

2. Women are not to ignore the power of the erotic in the service of ________, when this power can be psychically milked from them.

3. A women interviews Audre Lorde because the writer is doing a story about ___________.

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

5. The _______ that the black men manifest toward black women would, according to Audre Lorde, be more effective as a force for greater change.

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