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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position is Farouq determined to advocate in his work?
(a) That all people are individuals.
(b) That history puts people in the roles it needs them to play.
(c) That people are just the face of their cultures.
(d) That individuals can be spokespeople for their races.

2. What is the wound that Julius says Farouq carries?
(a) Having been forced out of his homeland.
(b) Having to fund his own way through school.
(c) Having been discriminated against.
(d) Having his dissertation declined.

3. What does Dr. Maillotte tell Julius she thinks about Nigerians?
(a) That they are genial.
(b) That they are lazy.
(c) That they are arrogant.
(d) That they are shifty.

4. What does the Wall Street subway station remind Julius of?
(a) A catacomb.
(b) A bomb shelter.
(c) A mall.
(d) A cathedral.

5. How does Julius characterize the city when he comes out of the Wall Street subway stop?
(a) A rough draft.
(b) A miniature model.
(c) A palimpsest.
(d) A living entity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius say his field of study compares to other fields?

2. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?

3. What is Dr. Maillotte’s connection with Eduoard Empain, who built Heliopolis in Egypt?

4. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

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