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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 university does Rankine work for?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

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

3. Which theorist studied Google searches for the term evolution and found that the results were mostly portrayals of the height of evolution as the body of a white male?
(a) Benjamin Eleanor Adam.
(b) Henderson Mellowin.
(c) Fabrize Stellin.
(d) Nelson Benson.

4. Which BBC broadcaster compared the mixed-race royal baby to an ape?
(a) Charlie Roads.
(b) Danny Baker.
(c) Marie Mayhem.
(d) Will Henderson.

5. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?
(a) Shasheer Zameta.
(b) Melissa Villasenor.
(c) Kristen Wiig.
(d) Leslie Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rankine write that the "root of chastise" is?

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

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

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

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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