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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. 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) Fortitude.
(c) Reproach.
(d) Directness.

2. Which social justice activist talked often about the so-called culture of whiteness?
(a) Marshall Maverick.
(b) Justin Roamley.
(c) Fabian Fabrize.
(d) Ruby Sales.

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

4. Which of the following young Black men was violently killed for no cause in 2012?
(a) Trayvon Martin.
(b) Martin Davis.
(c) Rauri Stone.
(d) George Floyd.

5. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?
(a) Infringement on free speech.
(b) Ways to employ more people.
(c) The precursors to riots.
(d) De facto Jim Crow laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one white man tell Rankine he believes is his greatest privilege in his life in Part III?

2. What does the sign the man in the photograph on page 140 of this book say?

3. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?

4. What does Rankine question how far away she can get from by using the language of inquiry in Part IV?

5. What does the document Notes on the State of Virginia say that Blacks are much inferior to whites in?

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