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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Violence is inflicted upon Wright by family, friends, and society as a whole. What is his response?
(a) Seclusion.
(b) Retreat.
(c) Passivity.
(d) Violence.

2. What folk tradition does Ellison believe the black face figure grows out of?
(a) Africa.
(b) West Indies.
(c) Europe.
(d) America.

3. Where does Ellison give the public address "Hidden Name and Complex Fate?"
(a) nternational Peace Conference in Geneva, New York.
(b) Rutgers University Convocation on Race and Entitlement.
(c) National Association of the Advancement of Colored People.
(d) Library of Congress in 1964.

4. Who is Ellison named after?
(a) Ralph Winston Ellison.
(b) Ralph Kramden.
(c) Ralph Roosevelt Ellison.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

5. Why does Oklahoma hold some freedom and equality for Negroes at the time Ellison lived there?
(a) Oklahoma is founded on Mormon principles which forbade prejudice.
(b) It has no tradition of slavery.
(c) It is fully integrated and equality was legislated.
(d) There are almost no Negroes in Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Crane's parents like?

2. What is the relationship between Ellison and Stanley Hyman?

3. What are the three major section of the "Primer for White Folks?"

4. What is the occasion of Ellison's speech "Brave Words on a Startling Occasion?"

5. What does Ellison do to find some peace and quiet?

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