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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 135 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which university does Rankine work for?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Stanford.

2. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?
(a) Melissa Villasenor.
(b) Leslie Jones.
(c) Kristen Wiig.
(d) Shasheer Zameta.

3. Why did one white friend of Rankine's tell her she had to defend her to her other white friends often?
(a) Because the white friends thought Rankine was too serious.
(b) Because the white friends thought Rankine did not like them.
(c) Because the white friends thought Rankine was a radical.
(d) Because the white friends did not understand Rankine's academic work.

4. What illness did Rankine suffer and recover from?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) A heart attack.

5. What does the document Notes on the State of Virginia say that Blacks are much inferior to whites in?
(a) Reason.
(b) Physical strength.
(c) Visual acuity.
(d) Empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which West Indian writer does Rankine refer to in Part I in her section about air travel?

2. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?

3. Which object did white supremacist demonstrators in Virginia use in 2017 during rally there?

4. Who did Malcolm X say was the most disrespected, unprotected, and neglected person in America?

5. What album of Beyonce's does Rankine discuss in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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