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

2. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.
(a) Tests.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Writings.
(d) Photographs.

3. Rich asks Audre Lorde why she calls two of her poems ___________ when she speaks of them.
(a) Progressions.
(b) Lies.
(c) Disappointments.
(d) Travesties.

4. Who in Audre Lorde's life used to make up words when they could not come up with the word they needed?
(a) Her mom.
(b) Her dad.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

5. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Commitment.
(b) Feeling.
(c) Power.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.

2. Audre Lorde believe the forms of human blindness can be remedied through the realization that ___________ can be enriching.

3. What imagery does Audre Lorde question in Mary Daly's book as she perceives it to be filled with white examples?

4. Where was Audre Lorde when she had the intense experience with the beauty of the land at the age of nineteen?

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

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