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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. What does Rankine refer to "the gloom" in her poem in Part III?
(a) The off-white of white.
(b) The way white people often deflect discussions about racism.
(c) The lack of nuance in discussions about racism.
(d) Toadyism.

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

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

4. What does Rankine write that she would have preferred from the woman who tried to change the subject from racism at the dinner party instead of "false civility"?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Directness.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Reproach.

5. What does Rankine insist at a dinner party in Part III was a major cause of Donald Trump's presidential election in 2016?
(a) The Democrats' incompetence.
(b) A very good communications team.
(c) Russian interference.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which social justice activist talked often about the so-called culture of whiteness?

2. What did Rankine and her husband spend much of their time doing for the past several decades?

3. What specific topic did George Wallace run successfully on?

4. In which city in Virginia did a white supremacist rally take place in 2017?

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

(see the answer key)

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