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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics, Gender & Race Essays 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay "The Politics of Respectability," what U.S. president gave a powerful speech in 2013 in which he offers suggestions for decreasing racism?
(a) President Clinton.
(b) President Obama.
(c) President Bush.
(d) President Trump.

2. In the essay "Blurred Lines," what does Gay sarcastically suggest that everyone needs to do when reacting to rape lyrics in songs?
(a) Be serious.
(b) Lighten up.
(c) Take action.
(d) Laugh.

3. In the essay "I Once Was Miss America," what is the name of the woman who actually wins Miss America?
(a) Lila Fowler.
(b) Vanessa Williams.
(c) Cindy Crawford.
(d) Jessica Wakefield.

4. According to the essay "Holding Out for a Hero," who did George Zimmerman kill?
(a) Trayvon Martin.
(b) Himself.
(c) Tray Martin.
(d) Dean Martin.

5. In the essay "Not Here to Make Friends," what does Gay say was dead to her as a teenager?
(a) Sincerity.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her essay "Some Jokes Are Funnier Than Others," what does Gay say that humor about sexual violence suggests?

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

3. According to the essay "To Scratch, Claw, or Grope Clumsily or Frantically," how many possible Scrabble words exist in "completely"?

4. As mentioned in the essay "The Last Day of a Young Black Man," where was Oscar shot and killed?

5. According to the essay "The Alienable Rights of Women," in what year did women in the United States begin having the right to terminate a pregnancy?

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