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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "whirring voice" in Rosario Morales' voice inside her head tell her?
(a) "You will do great things."
(b) "The change is comming."
(c) "You don't belong."
(d) "Stop. This is not your fight alone."

2. Combahee River Collective defined the American political system as________________.
(a) A collaborative of all Americans as rulemakers.
(b) Male dominated rulemakers.
(c) White male rule.
(d) White (male and female) rulemakers.

3. What is one of Gloria Anzaldua's biggest fears?
(a) Failing her mother.
(b) Failing as a writer.
(c) Betraying herself.
(d) Sending out the wrong message to young women.

4. What is the NBFO?
(a) The National Black Feminist Organization.
(b) The National Bisexual Founders Organization.
(c) The Negro-Based Feminist Organization.
(d) The New Belief in Freedom Organization.

5. What does Gloria Anzaldua say women of color cannot allow?
(a) Being hurt.
(b) Being made fun of.
(c) Being tokenized.
(d) Being dehumanized.

6. According to Cheryl Clarke, how many different kinds of lesbians are there?
(a) There is not only one kind of lesbian.
(b) There are two types of lesbians.
(c) There is only one kind of lesbian.
(d) There are four specific types of lesbians.

7. According to the introduction of "Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer," a woman who writes has __________.
(a) Education.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Love.

8. What is a "gorra"?
(a) A grandchild.
(b) A sunbonnet.
(c) A loved one.
(d) A dress.

9. According to Barbara Noda, what sang out to her in "Lowriding Through the Women's Movement"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

10. What does being a "Yellow Feminist" mean? (Merle Woo)
(a) Being a "tree hugger."
(b) Supporting peace worldwide.
(c) Loving all people.
(d) Being a community activist and humanist.

11. What book did Naomi Littlebear send to Cherrie Moraga?
(a) "The Sinner Inside."
(b) "The Dark Side of the Moon."
(c) "The Mirror Never Lies."
(d) "When Women Love Women."

12. According to Gloria Anzaldua, fears act like __________.
(a) Waves on the ocean.
(b) Crushing blows from an enemy.
(c) Polar opposites.
(d) Magnets.

13. The introduction to "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision" relates that Third Women are especially vulnerable to____________.
(a) The submission that turns a face blue with anger.
(b) The righting of the left-handed world.
(c) The oppression of men.
(d) The many headed demon of oppression.

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

15. According to Nellie Wong, if one sings about woe too often the person is accused of ___________.
(a) Being "too limited."
(b) Being "too weak."
(c) Being "too personal."
(d) Being "too narrow-minded."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NWSA stand for?

2. The introduction of "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision" claims autonomy is NOT __________.

3. As stated by the Combahee River Collective, what did "smart" equal?

4. Mirtha Quintanales claims that there is no such thing as __________.

5. What do black women, according to the Combahee River Collective, struggle with black men about?

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