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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Something To Do” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that Americans attacked death as a series of what?
(a) Bad decisions.
(b) Discrete problems.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Unfortunate events.

2. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?
(a) In private.
(b) At birth.
(c) In old age.
(d) In death.

3. What is the title of the second essay in Zadie’s Smith’s collection, Intimations?
(a) Intimations.
(b) The American Exception.
(c) Peonies.
(d) Screengrabs.

4. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?
(a) The Postal system.
(b) Social security.
(c) Education.
(d) Healthcare.

5. What term does Smith reference in “The American Exception” which Trump used in reference to other countries he saw as inferior?
(a) "Crappy countries."
(b) "Lowlife countries."
(c) "Shithole countries."
(d) "Unimportant countries."

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Something to Do,” Smith says that without love life can seem what?

2. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?

3. What is one of the ways in which Smith said she had tried to resist her own nature?

4. Which philosopher does Smith cite when discussing the difference between the thinker and his real life?

5. Despite a pandemic’s ability to discriminate, says Smith, the structure of American hierarchy meant that which groups experience higher death rates?

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