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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rape of Black women by white men considered by the Combahee River Collective?
(a) Expression of power.
(b) Political repression.
(c) A way to dehumanize.
(d) A way to keep black women submissive.

2. As stated by the Combahee River Collective, what did "smart" equal?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Powerless.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Sneaky.

3. Who wrote "I Am What I Am"?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Lynne Hanley.
(c) Patricia Smith.
(d) Rosario Morales.

4. According to the introduction to the first section of the book, what will readers find voices from?
(a) Men.
(b) Theorists.
(c) Childhoods.
(d) Parents.

5. What does Chrystos declare that she is afraid of in "I Don't Understand Those Who Have Turned Away From Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Her own culture.
(c) White people.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the narrator of "Dreams of Violence" awakened by in the writing?

2. According to Judit Moschkovich, what happens when a person denies who they are, where they come from, and how they feel?

3. "Your skin must be sensitive for the lightest _____________ and thick enough to ward off the ___________________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")

4. Who was Gloria Anzaldua's first love?

5. Cheryl Clarke identifies a lesbian as ________________.

(see the answer key)

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