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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. In what year did the Smithsonian Institution put on its first major show focused on the work of Latinos?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2020.

2. In her poem in Part I, what does Rankine say is in her voice when she says she feels herself slowing down?
(a) Humor.
(b) Marginalization.
(c) Fear.
(d) Resignation.

3. Why did one white friend of Rankine's tell her she had to defend her to her other white friends often?
(a) Because the white friends thought Rankine was a radical.
(b) Because the white friends did not understand Rankine's academic work.
(c) Because the white friends thought Rankine did not like them.
(d) Because the white friends thought Rankine was too serious.

4. What specific topic did George Wallace run successfully on?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Trying to reverse the outcome of the Civil War.
(d) Defeating the Voting Rights Act.

5. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude that the Black race could not produce?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A poet.
(c) A musician.
(d) A dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What James Baldwin poem does Rankine excerpt in Part I?

2. Which experiment results were used in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case to show the adverse effect of racism on Black children?

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 source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?

5. Why does one white man tell Rankine he is comfortable around Black people?

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