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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1- 69).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which of the following does Rankine write that the "root of chastise" is?
(a) To feed.
(b) To garden.
(c) To make pure.
(d) To chase.

3. What subject did philosopher Charles Mills and sociologist Wulf Hund edit a volume of essays about?
(a) Reparations.
(b) Simianization.
(c) The history of the American Civil War.
(d) The history of slavery in Britain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?

2. What does Rankine write that college admissions processes are full of?

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

4. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?

5. Which columnist and fiction writer does Rankine include a tweet from about similar racist treatment in airports in Part I?

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