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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even if Audre Lorde was punished or misunderstood for _________, she notes that she regrets only those times when she was silent.

2. Mary Daly is the __________ female author of "Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism."

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

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

5. While erotic is about feeling, according to Audre Lorde, __________ is devoid of feeling and about sensation only.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to hopes and to dreams when they are put into language in poetry, according to Audre Lorde?

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

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

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

10. What are some of the regrets that Audre Lorde sees in her own life as she admits in her speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lorde is one for discussing the differences in the lives of women, no matter what color or sexual preference.

Part 1: Why do you think differences are important to point out in the lives of others?

Part 2: Do you think the focusing on similarities can be powerful as well?

Part 3: How do you think that differences can be used in a discussion about feminism and racism?

Essay Topic 2

Anger is the primary response that Lorde has in response to racism, she admits.

Part 1: Why do you think that anger is the main response that Lorde has to the impact of racism?

Part 2: Do you think that anger can be a positive emotional response?

Part 3: How do you think you might respond if you were constantly put down and told that you weren't as good a person as anyone else?

Essay Topic 3

In one essay, Lorde links the idea of outsiders being detrimental to a society which is based on profits.

Part 1: Why do you think that profits are more important than people in a society? Or do you disagree?

Part 2: How might you define the idea of an outsider? What might a person like this look like?

Part 3: Do you consider yourself to be an outsider or not? Why?

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