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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) Neville Chamberlain.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Tony Blair.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

2. What date was the speech Smith references at the start of “The American Exception”?
(a) 2018.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2021.
(d) 2019.

3. What purported purpose of art does Smith say is usually overstated in her essay “Something to Do”?
(a) Its aesthetic value.
(b) Its fundraising abilities.
(c) Its political efficacy.
(d) Offer financial security to the artist.

4. At the start of “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” which type of person does Smith say dreamed of an “isolation within isolation” (29) at the start of the pandemic?
(a) Dating couples.
(b) Married couples with children.
(c) Roommates.
(d) Grandparents.

5. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson” Smith says that class can alter what?
(a) Your conception of reality.
(b) Your taste in clothes.
(c) The number of cars you own.
(d) Your level of empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Smith says that wealthy people would not do if suffering were relative?

2. In “Suffering Like Mel Gibson,” Smith says that suffering “is not relative; it is” (34) what?

3. What does Smith say is the truest, most obvious reason why people write or make art?

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

5. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that the poorer countries Trump condemned did not have the foresight to be what?

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