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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dismissal of the black feminist point of view leads Audre Lorde to threaten _________ between or or separation.
(a) War.
(b) Opposition.
(c) Anger.
(d) Distrust.

2. While erotic is about feeling, according to Audre Lorde, __________ is devoid of feeling and about sensation only.
(a) Pornography.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Book.
(d) Art.

3. Audre Lorde sees poetry as the formation of ______________, rather than helping to express what's already there.
(a) Progress.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Truths.
(d) Femininity.

4. What is NOT one of the forms of human blindness which Audre Lorde seeks to define in this section?
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Racism.
(d) Intellectual snobbery.

5. Audre Lorde says the illusion of __________ between groups is imposed on the oppressed individual by society.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Separation.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.

2. Audre Lorde defines the erotic as both spiritual and ___________ and as a source of power in the world.

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

4. Women are frequently taught that the erotic is only of use within the realm of __________.

5. At a _________ state college, women tried to come together to support each other, only to be met with violence and shunned by their male peers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the regrets that Audre Lorde sees in her own life as she admits in her speech?

2. What leads to better decision making, in Audre Lorde's opinion, which becomes a source of power?

3. What are the four forms of human blindness, according to Audre Lorde in this section?

4. What is the state of Uzbekistan's official position, with which Audre Lorde credits the area for its tolerance?

5. What is the significant event which occurred just a little while after the letter of this section was written?

6. To what does Audre Lorde attribute the intense distrust between black women in her society?

7. What are some of the physical observations that Audre Lorde makes about the city of Moscow?

8. Where did Audre Lorde give the speech "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action"?

9. How does Audre Lorde define the idea of erotic and what it means to be erotic in the context of this chapter?

10. What are some of the ills of modern life which Audre Lorde believes poetry can help to cure?

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