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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Another byproduct of society, according to Audre Lorde, is that he burden of explanation is put on ______________.
(a) No one.
(b) The oppressed group.
(c) The outsiders.
(d) The men.

2. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.
(a) Time.
(b) Life.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Signs.

3. Audre Lorde sees that even the very idea that women are coming together against __________ is dangerous.
(a) Sexism.
(b) Homophobia.
(c) Racism.
(d) Heterophobia.

4. Audre Lorde believes that the revelation that she too has __________________ is something which will help her son cope.
(a) Weaknesses.
(b) Challenges.
(c) Power.
(d) A voice.

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

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

7. White women have the option of identifying themselves with the white patriarchy in order to gain power by _____________.
(a) Default.
(b) Giving in.
(c) Association.
(d) Changing tact.

8. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.
(a) Social construct.
(b) Mindset.
(c) Law.
(d) Patriarchy.

9. Audre Lorde truly believes there is an _____________ of the white woman to try to see the struggles of the black woman.
(a) Unwillingness.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Unsung need.

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

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

12. Outsiders are like ___________ within a society which is based on profits, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Echoes.
(b) Surplus people.
(c) Waste.
(d) Children.

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

14. 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.

15. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Blameless.
(c) Disruptive.
(d) Unfounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde admits that she can only deal with her ___________ and that she will try not to make generalizations.

2. Society would prefer that _________ be the woman's only route to social fulfillment.

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

4. In what state is Audre Lorde invited to become a poet-in-residence as well as a teacher for students?

5. Who commissioned the conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich as it happens in this chapter?

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