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

2. In which city in Virginia did a white supremacist rally take place in 2017?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Charlottesville.
(c) Front Royal.
(d) Dubray.

3. What event occurred in Washington D.C. on August 8, 1925?
(a) A large Ku Klux Klan rally.
(b) Bombings of several Black churches.
(c) A hurricane that damaged the city.
(d) A deadly clash between anti-racist protestors and white supremacist groups.

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

5. Who said, "I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife?"
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Jefferson Davis.
(c) William Harrison.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine repeatedly say she wants for her daughter?

2. Who popularized the phrase "white privilege"?

3. How old was Rankine when she met her husband?

4. What does a white male friend of Rankine's who was recently passed over for a job tell Rankine about it?

5. Which writer refers to "the afterlife of slavery"?

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