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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 71 - 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about the memories of Blacks and whites?
(a) Whites have better memories than Blacks.
(b) Blacks have better memories than whites.
(c) White children have better memories than Black adults.
(d) They are about equal.

2. What is the title of the class Rankine teaches on race at her university?
(a) Constructions of Whiteness.
(b) The History of Whiteness in America.
(c) Racism in America.
(d) The Tulsa Massacre and American History.

3. Who wrote the book The Color of Law?
(a) Richard Rothstein.
(b) Jane Zellen.
(c) Ruby Sales.
(d) Maya Angelou.

4. Which Florida governor used a racially charged expression, according to Rankine, when running in 2018 against a Black opponent?
(a) Ron DeSantis.
(b) Rick Scott.
(c) Charlie Baker.
(d) Evan Stone.

5. In her poem in Part I, what does Rankine say is in her voice when she says she feels herself slowing down?
(a) Humor.
(b) Marginalization.
(c) Fear.
(d) Resignation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Rankine's seatmate on a flight in Part I say that Rankine says pulls an emergency brake in her brain?

2. What event occurred in Washington D.C. on August 8, 1925?

3. Where does Rankine begin to undertake conversation with white men who are strangers?

4. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?

5. How does the document Notes on the State of Virginia characterize the griefs of Black people?

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