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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose activist spirit does the author of the Forward describe when discussing her sex organs?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her mother and grandmothers.
(d) Her friends.

2. How old is the woman described in the introduction to "The Flood" that had never seen her vagina?
(a) 40.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

3. What does the author say it is difficult for a woman to actually do in regards to her vagina in the opening comments before the play?
(a) Feel it.
(b) Smell it.
(c) See it.
(d) Understand it.

4. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Betty Friedan.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Eve Ensler.
(d) Agnes Parelyo.

5. What sign does the speaker of "The Flood" say she wishes she could hang on her privates?
(a) "Unwanted".
(b) "Closed Due to Flooding".
(c) "No Entry".
(d) "Keep Out".

Short Answer Questions

1. How would the euphemisms used in the opening comments before the play describing the vagina be described?

2. Finish the sentence from the end of the Preface in the book, "Practice saying the word, because, as we know, the word is what _____ us and sets us free".

3. What is the name of the global movement created by the author to create awareness for women?

4. What word does the author explain her reasoning for using frequently at the beginning of the Preface?

5. What does the author say simply having a vagina makes an individual a target for, in the Preface?

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