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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________, Audre Lorde says, is needed to work toward change, though it does not need to include violence.
(a) War.
(b) Anger.
(c) Militancy.
(d) Movement.

2. At the same time, sons of lesbian mothers have to formulate their own ideas about what it means to be __________.
(a) A son.
(b) A provider.
(c) A female.
(d) Male.

3. Malcolm X got closer to understanding the complexities of ____________ than any other person that Audre Lorde observed.
(a) Social change.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Racism.
(d) Sexism.

4. In the thinking about outsiders, ____________ are considered best either ignored, copied or destroyed.
(a) Differences.
(b) Songs.
(c) Writings.
(d) Similarities.

5. Audre Lorde just wants her son to grow up to be who ____________, not to be just like her.
(a) His sister wants him to be.
(b) He wants to be.
(c) She wants him to be.
(d) Others want him to be.

6. What is NOT one of the viewpoints which is being discussed on the panel which Audre Lorde is on?
(a) Feminist.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Lesbian.

7. Audre Lorde says that she has spent her life learning to express her own ________ rather than trying to suppress it.
(a) Anger.
(b) Power.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

8. __________ is a grief of distortions between peers, and its object is change, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Segregation.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Anger.

9. Audre Lorde learned from the 1960s that she needed to define ____________ for herself and not let others do this job.
(a) Honor.
(b) Anger.
(c) Herself.
(d) Truth.

10. _________ is a tool which can be used constructively during a moment of frustration, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Humor.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

11. During Malcolm X weekend, Audre Lorde speaks at __________ to see if there are lessons to be used from the 1960s.
(a) Exeter.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Yale.

12. Audre Lorde's primary reaction to __________ is anger and she feels it is an appropriate response to this problem.
(a) Writing.
(b) Government.
(c) The media.
(d) Racism.

13. Audre Lorde believes that in order to stop oppression and prejudice, new __________ must be created.
(a) Laws.
(b) Tools.
(c) Fears.
(d) Groups.

14. Audre Lorde feels that her son will have to forge his own ___________ without a clear model or someone to rebel against.
(a) Path.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Rules.
(d) Identity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ feminists have not taken the time to learn more about black feminists, according to Audre Lorde.

2. This section's essay was first given to an audience at ___________ College in April of 1980.

3. Outsiders are like ___________ within a society which is based on profits, according to Audre Lorde.

4. Audre Lorde warns those in the audience that they should stay away from __________ the past and instead try to learn from it.

5. What is the pseudonym that Audre Lorde uses when she publishes the story of La Llorona?

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