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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. Audre Lorde points out the flaw in thinking that another group freedom of ___________ is to jeopardize one's own freedoms.
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) Expression.
(d) Demonstration.

2. Horizontal ______ can be a useful tool for those who wish to oppress a given group, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Racism.
(d) Sexism.

3. Expression through poetry leads to new ideas that are more easily formed on the ___________ level of poems.
(a) Ethical.
(b) Logical.
(c) Rational.
(d) Emotional.

4. Black females, according to Audre Lorde, have become a primary target for _________ whose cause is external to the black community.
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

5. Audre Lorde accuses the author of the article of attacking the black feminists under the guise of trying to __________ with them.
(a) Understand their concerns.
(b) Work.
(c) Make peace.
(d) Open a dialogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. The acceptance of one's feelings can lead to _____________, thus poetry can help those who are or who feel oppressed.

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

3. Efik Ebibio is married to a man, but actively speaks of a ___________ relationship with another married woman.

4. To Audre Lorde, the power of the erotic has the capacity to remind Lorde of the human capacity for __________ in the world.

5. The Great American Double Think is a symptom of the __________ thought processes, according to Audre Lorde.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to old ideas when they are presented within the context of poetry, according to Audre Lorde?

3. Why did Audre Lorde make the trip to Russia as she describes it at the start of the book?

4. What does Audre Lorde say that Mary Daly used the poem on genital mutilation to do within her book?

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

6. What happens to injustices when they are left silent, according to Audre Lorde's speech in this section?

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

8. What does Audre Lorde believe is missing from Mary Daly's work and she begins to point this out in the letter?

9. How does Audre Lorde define the idea of women-identified women, according to her speech?

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

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