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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 object did white supremacist demonstrators in Virginia use in 2017 during rally there?
(a) Swiss army knives.
(b) Robeson flags.
(c) Bakelite Flashlights.
(d) Tiki torches.

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

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

4. What does Rankine's white male friend send her from the diversity workshop he attends?
(a) Crazy emojis.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A request that she call him and manufacture a reason for him to have to leave.
(d) Desperate looks.

5. What did the man on the plane tell Rankine he misrepresented to her in his story about his hometown?
(a) There was more racism and racist behavior there than he let on.
(b) He was actually from a poor family.
(c) He was not from the hometown he said he was.
(d) He had actually witnessed police brutality against Blacks.

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. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude that the Black race could not produce?

3. From what event does Rankine include a photograph of men giving a Nazi salute in front of a burning swastika in Part II?

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

5. What does the Eve Fowler print in Rankine's home say?

(see the answer key)

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