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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde says the illusion of __________ between groups is imposed on the oppressed individual by society.
(a) Weakness.
(b) Separation.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Boredom.

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

3. Audre Lorde sees that black men encourage black women to identify themselves in terms of their ___________ to their black male partners.
(a) Allegiance.
(b) Children.
(c) Permissiveness.
(d) Marriage.

4. How old is Audre Lorde's son at the time when she has written this section?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Logical.
(c) Rational.
(d) Ethical.

Short Answer Questions

1. African ________ and the Amazon women of ancient Dahoney are examples Audre Lorde cites of women-identified women.

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

3. Poetry is equivalent to _________ rather than to thinking, according to Audre Lorde, and is more essential than thesis-based writing.

4. The dismissal of other points of view, according to Audre Lorde, act as barriers to _____________ as other forms of racism do too.

5. Audre Lorde discusses the topic of ___________ anger against and toward black females in this section.

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