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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. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Masculinity.
(c) Power.
(d) Life.

2. This section encompasses a talk which Audre Lorde gave during a "Lesbian and _________ Panel" in 1977.
(a) Movement.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Literature.

3. The erotic is a depth of _______________ that women in this society are encouraged to ignore, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Commitment.
(b) Truth.
(c) Power.
(d) Feeling.

4. Audre Lorde meets a women with whom she identifies strongly, at the ___________ Collective.
(a) Moscow.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Womens.
(d) Leningrad.

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

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. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.

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

4. The title of the article to which Audre Lorde decides to respond is, "The Myth of ___________: A Response to Angry Black Feminists."

5. Audre Lorde believe the forms of human blindness can be remedied through the realization that ___________ can be enriching.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To what is this section of the book responding to? Who is Audre Lorde sending this letter in response to?

4. What are the two ways, according to Audre Lorde, in which the erotic can serve a person?

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

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

7. What does Staples' article seem to think of black women, according to the way Audre Lorde interprets it?

8. What do the feelings of poetry do in relation to connecting with other times, according to Audre Lorde?

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

10. What does Audre Lorde suggest that Mary Daly has completely dismissed in her book when she reviews it?

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