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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Excluding Voices, a Necklace of Thoughts on the Ideology of Style, Chapter 2, Gilded Lilies and Liberal Guilt.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Williams say about how she was treated during her different social functions?
(a) Both as black and non-black.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a white man.
(d) As a slave.

4. What did the contract Williams found relate to?
(a) Her ancestor's slaves.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her mother's house.
(d) The ownership of her great-great-grandmother.

5. How does Williams feel about being a lawyer in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) She hated it.
(b) She regretted it.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She wanted it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many principles does Williams say she will study in the book?

2. What does Williams argue is a function of wealth?

3. What does Williams say she was often confronted with?

4. What did Williams' students often do when she exposed her ideas to them?

5. What does Williams argue capitalism turned the public into?

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