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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. 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.

2. 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) Threat.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Terror.

3. A women interviews Audre Lorde because the writer is doing a story about ___________.
(a) Negro policy.
(b) Women writers.
(c) Black lesbians.
(d) American blacks.

4. Women are frequently taught that the erotic is only of use within the realm of __________.
(a) Power battles.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Sex.
(d) Marriage.

5. Audre Lorde accuses Daly of using her _________ to legitimize her writing in the eyes of black women readers.
(a) Review.
(b) Picture.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Daly was trying to overcome the repressive forces of the ______________, according to Audre Lorde's point of view.

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

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

4. Audre Lorde accuses Daly of simply browsing the works of black women for __________, rather than actually reading them.

5. Who does Audre Lorde feel was left out of the book which Mary Daly has written?

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