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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Rose By Any Other Name (pages 47-71).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's parents teach him about religion?
(a) They rejected all religions.
(b) They were devout Muslims.
(c) They were devout Baptists.
(d) He should find his own spiritual path.

2. Which name symbolically means "The Struggle"?
(a) Samori.
(b) Luther.
(c) Ta-Nehisi.
(d) Malcom.

3. The author admires Malcolm X because he never:
(a) Lied.
(b) Gave up.
(c) Ran.
(d) Hesitated.

4. What surprised the author about the sixteenth and seventeenth century portraits of Africans?
(a) Their facial features had be Anglicized.
(b) They were drawn in a ravenous, lustful, simian manner.
(c) The appeared regal and serene.
(d) The looked ethnically different from African-Americans.

5. According to the author, who controls the streets of Baltimore?
(a) The police.
(b) The students.
(c) The parents.
(d) The crews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the Yard"?

2. What did the author's mother urge him to do when he was in trouble at school?

3. According to the author, when Lincoln spoke of the "government of the people," to whom was he addressing?

4. What realization does the author have about his university education?

5. Why does the author feel the interview at the beginning of his memoir was a failure?

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