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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 father collect?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Books.
(c) Art.
(d) Guns.

2. What has been the prevalent emotion in the author's life?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Hope.

3. What is "the Yard"?
(a) A strip of green grass near the White House where protesters gather.
(b) A club in downtown Atlanta.
(c) An area near the docks in Virginia where students gather.
(d) A communal green space at Howard University when students gather.

4. How did Queen Nzinga address the social insult of the Dutch ambassador?
(a) She ordered one of her advisers to become a human chair.
(b) She stabbed the ambassador.
(c) She stood on the table.
(d) She sat on the ambassador's knee.

5. What did the author find unique about Howard University?
(a) All the students were black, but distinctly unique in culture.
(b) Everyone was treated as an equal, regardless of race.
(c) The professors spent time outside with the students.
(d) All the students were wealthy, regardless of race.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, America believes itself to be:

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

3. What essential question does the author pose in his memoir?

4. Where does the author begin his memoir?

5. Whom does the author describe as his "wedding ring"?

(see the answer key)

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