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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. This section encompasses a talk which Audre Lorde gave during a "Lesbian and _________ Panel" in 1977.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Movement.
(d) Literature.

2. The erotic is dangerous as once satisfaction is experienced, it is much harder for a person _____________.
(a) To forget.
(b) To look for more.
(c) To settle for less.
(d) To find more.

3. ____________ can create an illusion of protection from those who might wish one harm, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Rights.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Invisibility.
(d) Government power.

4. Efik Ebibio is married to a man, but actively speaks of a ___________ relationship with another married woman.
(a) Lesbian.
(b) Friend.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Professional.

5. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Writing.
(d) Speaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.

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

3. Audre Lorde defines the erotic as both spiritual and ___________ and as a source of power in the world.

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

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

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