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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. What does one white man whose son did not gain entry by early admission to Yale tell Rankine he thinks is part of the problem?
(a) His son did not have enough extra-curricular activities.
(b) The Asians are flooding the Ivy Leagues.
(c) He did not donate any money to the university.
(d) His son's grades were not high enough.
2. Where does Rankine begin to undertake conversation with white men who are strangers?
(a) On subways.
(b) In airports and on airplanes.
(c) In restaurants.
(d) At her university.
3. What question does Rankine ask about white being being able to speak to their own whiteness in Part I?
(a) If white people are all tired of talking about police brutality, how can they speak to their whiteness?
(b) If white people can't see their own whiteness, how can they speak to it?
(c) If white people are all highly paid, why should they be moved to speak to their whiteness?
(d) If white people do not read history, how can they speak to their whiteness?
4. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?
(a) The Devil Went Down to Georgia.
(b) Nightshift.
(c) Proud Mary.
(d) Born in the U.S.A.
5. How does the writer Rachel Kaadzi Ghanash describe the online community of violent white supremacists like the 2015 Charleston church shooter?
(a) They are highly educated, middle-aged, white, and heavily armed.
(b) They are white, young, heavily armed, and usually extremely socially awkward.
(c) They are mixed-race, somewhat educated, older, and heavily armed.
(d) They are young, heavily armed, and usually employed in well-paid jobs.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which university does Rankine work for?
2. Which white documentary maker does Rankine study with her class?
3. What was the 2017 white supremacist rally in Virginia supposedly organized to respond to?
4. What is the title of the class Rankine teaches on race at her university?
5. How old was Rankine when she met her husband?
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