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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What women's basketball team was insulted by the commentary of a radio host in 2007 during a discussion of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?
(a) The Yale University women's basketball team.
(b) The Rutgers University women's basketball team.
(c) The Harvard University women's basketball team.
(d) The Princeton University women's basketball team.

2. In Chapter 5, the author writes, "You give yourself back until nothing's left but the dissolving blues of" what?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Hatred."
(c) "Levity."
(d) "Metaphor."

3. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?
(a) "An angry nigger exterior."
(b) "An expression of desire."
(c) "A wider world-view."
(d) "A beacon of yesterday."

4. What does the author describe her new therapist specializing in, in Chapter 1?
(a) Marriage counseling.
(b) Anxiety disorders.
(c) Trauma counseling.
(d) Family counseling.

5. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Santa Monica.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?

3. What word in Chapter 5 means to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority?

4. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?

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

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