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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 135 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city in Virginia did a white supremacist rally take place in 2017?
(a) Dubray.
(b) Charlottesville.
(c) Front Royal.
(d) Arlington.

2. What does Rankine write that George Wallace attributed his political success to?
(a) Helping farmers.
(b) The articulation of racist rhetoric.
(c) Trying to preserve the history of the South.
(d) Lowering taxes.

3. What is the title of the class Rankine teaches on race at her university?
(a) The Tulsa Massacre and American History.
(b) The History of Whiteness in America.
(c) Constructions of Whiteness.
(d) Racism in America.

4. What did police often ask Rankine and her husband when they were pulled over in New York City and New Jersey?
(a) Whether they had weapons.
(b) How much money they had.
(c) Where they were going.
(d) How they knew each other.

5. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?
(a) Nightshift.
(b) Proud Mary.
(c) Born in the U.S.A.
(d) The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer refers to "the afterlife of slavery"?

2. Which kinds of experiments does Rankine cite from Dr. Kenneth and Mamie Clark on racism?

3. About how many whites do not have any Black friends, according to a study cited by the Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham?

4. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about the memories of Blacks and whites?

5. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?

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