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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 – 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?
(a) The flu.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

2. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?
(a) The University of Illinois, Chicago.
(b) The University of California, Berkeley.
(c) New York University.
(d) Princeton University.

3. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?
(a) "Just getting along."
(b) "Reexamining history."
(c) "New paths to progress."
(d) "Justice."

4. What does the author describe Serena Williams doing during the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) Exploding in an outburst of rage.
(b) Calling the authorities.
(c) Breaking down into tears.
(d) Leaving the court.

5. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Jayson Musson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the author begins with the statement, "When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in" what?

2. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?

3. What tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?

4. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

5. What does the word "fabricate" mean in Chapter 4?

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