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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. What year was the document Notes on the State of Virginia written in?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1805.

2. Which of the following situations arose in which a white woman filmed and threatened a Black man in Part IV?
(a) A white woman accused a Black man of stealing her cell phone with no evidence.
(b) A white woman questioned whether a Black man was really a police officer when, in fact, he was.
(c) A white woman questioned whether a Black man lived in his own apartment building and told him she was uncomfortable with him entering it.
(d) A white woman accused a Black man of threatening her life when he asked her to put her dog on a leash.

3. What was one argument the NYPD Union lawyers put forth in the death of Eric Garner at police hands, according to Rankine?
(a) Police would not have killed Garner if he had been standing on the corner with other friends of his.
(b) Garner would have been convicted by a jury for his crimes.
(c) Garner would have died anyway because he was obese.
(d) Garner forced police to use lethal force against him.

4. Who wrote that "There are no refugees, only fellow citizens whose rights we fail to acknowledge"?
(a) Ta-Nehisi Coates.
(b) William Whitman.
(c) Yvonne Henderson.
(d) Teju Cole.

5. Which kinds of experiments does Rankine cite from Dr. Kenneth and Mamie Clark on racism?
(a) The "doll tests" with children choosing dolls of different skin colors.
(b) The "Singer" tests.
(c) The "marshmallow" tests.
(d) The "Lucifer" experiments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one white man tell Rankine he believes is his greatest privilege in his life in Part III?

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

3. What trope does Rankine worry she is "sailing closer" to in Part III?

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

5. How does Rankine highlight the uneven toll of the Coronavirus in terms of racial breakdown?

(see the answer key)

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