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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Trial by Text, A Sequence of Sublimation, Chapter 4, Teleology on the Rocks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Williams say was present in the store that refused her entry?
(a) Black women.
(b) White women.
(c) White men.
(d) It was empty.

2. What are the principles Williams will study in the book?
(a) Autonomy, community and order.
(b) Racism and freedom.
(c) Law and order.
(d) Freedom and universality of the law.

3. What does Williams say the "evidentiary rules" of legitimating turf war had whites believe?
(a) African-Americans were actively agressive.
(b) Children were always annoying.
(c) Women could multi-task.
(d) Jewish were rich.

4. What was removed from the article after the second edit?
(a) Her expression of rage
(b) Her name.
(c) The date it happened.
(d) The name of the store and her race.

5. Who does Williams argue suffered under the then-current system?
(a) The poor.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) Rich and poor.
(d) The rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say some people asked when she told her story about the store?

2. What does Williams believe that parts of the social contract in the United States involved?

3. What was removed from the article Williams wrote after the first edit?

4. What common conception does Williams target in her book?

5. What type of law did Williams teach?

(see the answer key)

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