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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 sees the Soviet Union as placing its___________ at the core of its programs, at least officially.
(a) Talents.
(b) People.
(c) Pride.
(d) Natural resources.

2. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Writing.

3. Audre Lorde decided to publish the open letter to Mary Daly after sending it to her and receiving ______________.
(a) The letter back, unread.
(b) An angry reply.
(c) The book rewritten.
(d) No reply.

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

5. One of the reasons which Audre Lorde believes leads to silence in one's life is ______________.
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Poor community support.
(c) Poor writing.
(d) Femininity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Audre Lorde feel was left out of the book which Mary Daly has written?

2. Audre Lorde accuses Daly of simply browsing the works of black women for __________, rather than actually reading them.

3. To Audre Lorde, the power of the erotic is summed up by her own phrase, "It _____________."

4. To what city does Audre Lorde compare the atmosphere and the weather of Moscow?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the difference between pornography and erotic, according to Audre Lorde in this chapter?

3. Why does Audre Lorde include the example of Patricia Cowan's murder in her essay response?

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

5. What does Audre Lorde says is a symptom of white male-centric thought processes?

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

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

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

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

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

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