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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. Which writer refers to "the afterlife of slavery"?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Saidya Hartman.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Zora Neal Hurston.

2. What does Rankine say of her own white husband's attitude towards white privilege?
(a) He thinks he understands and recognizes his own privilege, and he certainly understands the right terminology to use.
(b) He teaches a class about white privilege similar to the one Rankine teaches.
(c) He does not like to engage on this topic.
(d) He has only recently begun to talk about white privilege.

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

4. Which white documentary maker does Rankine study with her class?
(a) Whitney Dow.
(b) Jan Ringlow.
(c) Jefferson Turfley.
(d) Michael Moore.

5. What does Rankine write is "its own form of American optimism" in Part II?
(a) The idea that everyone is free.
(b) The idea that racism is a dynamic of youth and ignorance.
(c) The idea that America is a post-racial society.
(d) The idea that elections can solve problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many whites do not have any Black friends, according to a study cited by the Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham?

2. Why did one white friend of Rankine's tell her she had to defend her to her other white friends often?

3. What was the 2017 white supremacist rally in Virginia supposedly organized to respond to?

4. What year was the document Notes on the State of Virginia written in?

5. What do the people in the workshop say about the scenario comparing a Black person to a monkey?

(see the answer key)

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