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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. What does Morrison propose to investigate?
(a) Racial superiority.
(b) Racial bias.
(c) Racial exclusivity.
(d) Racial hierarchy.

2. Who does Morrison attribute as being the most sensitive type of artist?
(a) Illustrator.
(b) Reader.
(c) Painter.
(d) Writer.

3. Where does Morrison claim to apply the knowledge in Playing in the Dark?
(a) The way she communicates.
(b) The way she argues.
(c) The class she teaches.
(d) The way she reads.

4. Where does Morrison's vulnerability lie?
(a) Romanticizing blackness.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is biased.
(d) Caring for racial superiority.

5. How does Morrison feel about the scholar who deemed the term "darky" acceptable?
(a) Angry.
(b) Distrusting.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Accepting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the opposite of restrained in the dichotomy present in Morrison's book?

2. What does Morrison argue for extending?

3. What accusations does Morrison accept the risk of when discussing studies of racism?

4. Who is Sapphira jealous of?

5. What is the name of Sapphira's slave?

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