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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Black Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years back did the presence of African-Americans in the US begin?
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 600.
(d) 400.

2. What does Morrison wish studies of racism would focus on?
(a) Impact of racism on children.
(b) Impact of racism on those who perpetuate it.
(c) Impact of racism on readers and writers.
(d) Impact of racism on society's foundation.

3. Who gave the lectures that Morrison bases Playing in the Dark on?
(a) Westley Morford.
(b) Willard Mast.
(c) Wexley Moth.
(d) William Massey.

4. How many lectures is Playing in the Dark based on?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?
(a) UCLA.
(b) University of Washington.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Morrison use to describe what studies of racism should focus on?

2. What begins to tear at Cardinal's nerves?

3. Which of the following words refers to denotative and connotative blackness that the African people have come to signify?

4. Who is the author of the quote from Preludes IV?

5. Who is the author of What Maisie Knew?

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