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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 209 - 266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term, coined by Orlando Patterson, does Frank Wilderson III borrow, according to Rankine?
(a) Social capital.
(b) Social invisibility.
(c) Social landing.
(d) Social death.

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

3. What is the name of former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir, which Rankine references in Part III?
(a) Unwinding.
(b) Homegoing.
(c) Finding My Voice.
(d) Becoming.

4. Who wrote the play Rankine goes to see in Part III with a white friend?
(a) Leslie Hinds.
(b) Stephen Retrow.
(c) Neil Simon.
(d) Jackie Sibblies Drury.

5. Who wrote the book The Color of Law?
(a) Ruby Sales.
(b) Richard Rothstein.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Jane Zellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What album of Beyonce's does Rankine discuss in Part II?

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

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

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

5. What does Rankine think is the probable outcome of her conversations at the dinner party in Part III?

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