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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Audre Lorde accuse of focusing on the struggles of women as women, rather than as particular kinds of women?
(a) Lesbian women.
(b) Black women.
(c) White women.
(d) Heterosexual women.

2. Who commissioned the conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich as it happens in this chapter?
(a) Richard Staples.
(b) Mary Daly.
(c) Marilyn Hacker.
(d) Joseph Moyers.

3. Audre Lorde thinks it to be wrong to bottle up anger and then later unleash it on a/an _________________.
(a) Friend.
(b) Unwitting pet.
(c) Innocent party.
(d) Family member.

4. Audre Lorde characterizes the people in Uzbekistan as being __________ as she moves through the countryside.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Industrious.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Dull.

5. ___________ is the fury of those who do not share our goals and its object is death and destruction.
(a) Segregation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Disgust.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Audre Lorde cites a bias against _________ as one of the examples of how classism can impact society.

3. Another byproduct of society, according to Audre Lorde, is that he burden of explanation is put on ______________.

4. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.

5. Misconceptions can lead to the fear that another group's ____________ at securing some of their freedom will take it away from other groups.

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