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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Open Letter to Mary Daly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde points out the flaw in thinking that another group freedom of ___________ is to jeopardize one's own freedoms.
(a) Truth.
(b) Demonstration.
(c) Honor.
(d) Expression.

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

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

5. Where was the response by Audre Lorde first published for others to read as a response to another article?
(a) The Black Scholar.
(b) Life.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the reasons which Audre Lorde believes leads to silence in one's life is ______________.

2. Audre Lorde sees that black men encourage black women to identify themselves in terms of their ___________ to their black male partners.

3. Audre Lorde believes that poetry is more necessary to the human condition than a ____________ activity.

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

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

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