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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the author describes Judith Baker discussing what makes language hurtful. She writes that Baker's response is "We suffer from the condition of being" what?
(a) "Frightened."
(b) "Addressable."
(c) "Superior."
(d) "Angry."

2. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?
(a) "Art Thoughtz."
(b) "Web Rulez."
(c) "Life Rules."
(d) "Wonderworks."

3. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?
(a) Reactionary.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Implicit.

4. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Howard Stern.
(b) Don Imus.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Alex Jones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?

2. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?

3. The author writes in Chapter 2, "For years you attribute to Serena Williams a kind of resilience appropriate only for those who exist" how?

4. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?

5. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?

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