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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 335).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rankine's favorite musical group?
(a) Marvin Gaye.
(b) Bruce Springsteen.
(c) The Commodores.
(d) Bob Dylan.

2. Which poet described love partially as "a close reading"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Fabrize Fabricant.
(c) Erica Hunt.
(d) Adrienne Richardson.

3. What is the title of Wendy Roth's book that Rankine cites in Part IV?
(a) Texas Today: Latinos Find Their Political Voice.
(b) The Great Second Migration: Latinos and the Integration Politics.
(c) The New Latinos in America.
(d) Race Migrations: Latinos and the Cultural Transformation of Race.

4. Which senator does Rankine identify as having tried to justify white voters' reluctance to vote for Black candidates in the 2018 midterm elections?
(a) Bernie Sanders.
(b) Graham Glenwald.
(c) Richard Blumenthal.
(d) Mitch McConnell.

5. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?
(a) Toni Morrison's Beloved.
(b) Alex Haley's Roots.
(c) Plato's The Cave.
(d) Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Color of Law?

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

3. Which very famous actress only reluctantly dyed her hair blond, according to Rankine, which became the actresses's signature look?

4. Who did Laura Ingraham address her "Shut up and dribble" comment to, as cited by Rankine in Part IV?

5. Which comedian does Rankine call out in Part IV for revealing parts of his racial identity but not revealing other parts of his racial identity?

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