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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Race & Entertainment Essays 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what film does Gay refer in her essay "Surviving Django"?
(a) Django.
(b) Inglorious Bastards.
(c) 12 Years a Slave.
(d) Pulp Fiction

2. What does the artist referenced in the essay "The Smooth Surfaces of Idyll" imbue his art with?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Suffering.

3. According to the essay 'Beyond the Struggle Narrative," for what film did Hattie McDanniel win an Oscar?
(a) "12 years a Slave."
(b) "Gone With the Wind."
(c) "Django."
(d) "The Help."

4. In the essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what male comedian does Gay criticize for his behavior?
(a) Chris Rock.
(b) Chris Farley.
(c) Daniel Tosh.
(d) Jonah Hill.

5. What does Gay bring to one of her first classes to intrigue the students in "Typical First Year Professor"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Legos.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the essay "The Trouble with Prince Charming," what word best describe Christian Grey?

2. In "Typical First Year Professor," what holiday does the narrator reference in her comparison of teaching to a child sitting at an adult dinner table?

3. In the essay "Garish, Glorious Spectacles," what is the best word to describe the novel Green Girl?

4. In her essay "Beyond the Struggle Narrative," what does Gay say is used to tell a man's story?

5. What other famous actor is mentioned in the essay "Dear Young Ladies Who Love Chris Brown" as a man who physically abused his wife and got away with it for the sake of fame?

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