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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. In the end of Malcolm X's life, he began to bridge the gap between himself and ____________, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Women.
(c) The white movement.
(d) The patriarchy.

2. What is the term that Audre Lorde feels is being used in the black community in a derogatory way for a self-identified, independent woman?
(a) Mama.
(b) Lorde.
(c) Mistress.
(d) Lesbian.

3. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Unfounded.
(b) Blameless.
(c) Disruptive.
(d) Ignorance.

4. It becomes necessary to expose the _________________ that can tear a community apart in order to be successful.
(a) Women's needs.
(b) Internal bickering.
(c) Oppressive values.
(d) Anger of the men.

5. Audre Lorde believes that there is a trend in America in which radical ________ is attempted by using the same tools.
(a) Work.
(b) Change.
(c) Truth.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Audre Lorde accuse of focusing on the struggles of women as women, rather than as particular kinds of women?

2. Much of the black community is mired in ___________ due to a false sense of security or despair, according to Audre Lorde.

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

4. Audre Lorde feels that when she does have anger, it is most easily expressed toward _______________.

5. Audre Lorde cites a bias against _________ as one of the examples of how classism can impact society.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Audre Lorde feel makes guilt useless in society and in the fight for rights, according to this essay?

2. What is the unique set of challenges Audre Lorde feels she faces as a black feminist raising a son?

3. What does society seem to say about the oppressed person and what they have to do in society, according to Audre Lorde?

4. What did Audre Lorde's mother favor in terms of her daughters, treating some daughters better than others, in Lorde's opinion?

5. What does Audre Lorde accuse white women of ignoring when it comes to the feminist movement?

6. What kind of time does Audre Lorde believe that black women have been born into, which makes things more difficult?

7. What is the caveat that Audre Lorde makes at the start of the essay about her relationship with her son?

8. What is the most important gift, Audre Lorde says, that she has given her children as a mother?

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

10. Why does Audre Lorde believe it is important to discuss difference in the lives of women?

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