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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The American Exception” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Smith says that despite America’s feelings of being untouchable, as the pandemic progressed, what did America appear to lead the world in?
(a) False positives.
(b) Vaccines.
(c) Unity.
(d) Deaths.

2. Who did people “thank God for” (16) after the pandemic when, Smith says, they were not seen as worthy of a $15/ hour minimum wage prior to the pandemic?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Bartenders.
(d) Essential Workers.

3. At the end of “The American Exception,” what did Smith say states were forced to bid on during the pandemic?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Personal Protective Equipment.
(c) Houses.
(d) Laptops.

4. What does Smith say we had before the pandemic instead of death?
(a) The flu.
(b) Universal healthcare.
(c) Casualties and victims.
(d) Immortality.

5. Smith thinks that one reason Americans cannot fathom plagues is because they do not discriminate based on what?
(a) Gender.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Zip code.
(d) Skin color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though private interests play a role in the lives of many Americans, what private interest does Smith say should not be one of them?

2. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?

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

4. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?

5. What example does Smith use in “Peonies” as a time when submitting might be better than resisting?

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