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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) Neville Chamberlain.
(d) Tony Blair.

2. Which actor is in the director’s chair talking to Jesus in the meme someone sent Smith at the start of the pandemic?
(a) Burt Reynolds.
(b) Tom Hanks.
(c) Mel Gibson.
(d) Michael Douglass.

3. After the pandemic, Smith says we must modify our new knowledge of privilege to involve what new category?
(a) Vaccination.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Excessive screen time.
(d) Isolation.

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

5. In suffering like Mel Gibson, Smith says that prior to the pandemic people were learning about the link between privilege and what?
(a) Intersectionality.
(b) Class.
(c) Race.
(d) Gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer does Smith quote in her essay “Something to Do”?

2. What term does Smith reference in “The American Exception” which Trump used in reference to other countries he saw as inferior?

3. What type of person does Smith say has created some of the most powerful art she has seen?

4. While looking on at the garden, Smith thinks of a quote by Nabokov regarding his inspiration for which novel?

5. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?

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