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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. At a recent conference, Audre Lorde was told that ________ over the age of ten were not allowed to come.
(a) Black men.
(b) Girls.
(c) Black women.
(d) Boys.

3. As a child, Audre Lorde began to wonder if _______ meant bad, according to her essay.
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Woman.
(d) Man.

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

5. The _________ of black women seem to be the only people who seem to understand and accept them for who they are.
(a) Fathers.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Husbands.
(d) Mothers.

6. Audre Lorde's experience with beauty, she says, helped her to release her __________ into the world.
(a) Creativity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

7. __________, says Audre Lorde, is an ongoing event, as she cites examples which are taking place in the world.
(a) Revolution.
(b) Racism.
(c) Anger.
(d) Chaos.

8. What is NOT one of the idea patterns which Audre Lorde says will harm the feminist movement?
(a) Classism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Ageism.

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

10. In the end of Malcolm X's life, he began to bridge the gap between himself and ____________, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Women.
(c) The patriarchy.
(d) The white movement.

11. Audre Lorde believes that many women would rather group all women into a ___________ than to look at differences.
(a) Tribe.
(b) Protest.
(c) Sisterhood.
(d) Movement.

12. Audre Lorde believes that many groups have avoided discussing anger between ___________ in favor of other concerns.
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Sexual orientations.
(d) Races.

13. Audre Lorde warns those in the audience that they should stay away from __________ the past and instead try to learn from it.
(a) Staying in.
(b) Romanticizing.
(c) Criticizing.
(d) Ignoring.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde believes that the revelation that she too has __________________ is something which will help her son cope.

2. Audre Lorde sees that even the very idea that women are coming together against __________ is dangerous.

3. Audre Lorde says that she has spent her life learning to express her own ________ rather than trying to suppress it.

4. Where was Audre Lorde when she learned that Martin Luther King had been killed?

5. Audre Lorde believes that differences should be celebrated among women, not just _____________.

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