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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 posits that black women have troubles connecting with each other because of a fear of each other's __________.
(a) Power.
(b) Family.
(c) Anger.
(d) Story.

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

3. One of the main problems Audre Lorde saw during the 1960s was a perceived need for __________ in the movement.
(a) Homogeneity.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Anger.
(d) Truth.

4. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.
(a) Writings.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Tests.
(d) Paintings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bonding between ___________ is seen as threatening to those in patriarchal society, according to Audre Lorde.

2. During Malcolm X weekend, Audre Lorde speaks at __________ to see if there are lessons to be used from the 1960s.

3. The __________ are easily conquered, according to Audre Lorde as she speaks and as she writers.

4. In the end of Malcolm X's life, he began to bridge the gap between himself and ____________, according to Audre Lorde.

5. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Audre Lorde point out to be used as a derogatory term in the black community for a self-identified and independent woman?

2. What does Audre Lorde feel can lead to greater unity within a group, whether they are oppressed or not?

3. What are the three terms which Audre Lorde seeks to differentiate within this essay?

4. What does Audre Lorde feel are the two facets of the American system which are seen by most an inevitable, in this essay?

5. What does Audre Lorde criticize when it comes to her placement on the panel at the Second Sex Conference?

6. What does Audre Lorde feel that Malcolm X began to grasp in terms of the lingering effects of oppression?

7. What does Audre Lorde believe to be a potentially useful force when it comes to racism and fighting against it?

8. What does Audre Lorde believe needs to happen in order for prejudice and oppression to be transcended?

9. Why did Audre Lorde use a pseudonym when she wrote the story about La Lllorona?

10. For what book was the conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich written out for?

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