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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 3, The Death of the Profane.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams believe law is?
(a) Used to oppress African-Americans.
(b) Made by white people.
(c) Inter-subjective.
(d) Necessary for society.

2. What does Williams argue is a function of wealth?
(a) Racism.
(b) The right to privacy.
(c) Political power.
(d) The number of slaves owned.

3. What does Williams want to show about legal language?
(a) It is necessary.
(b) It protect the whites in power.
(c) It is reprehensible.
(d) It flattens complex issues.

4. What does Williams claim she bridged in The Alchemy of Race and Rights?
(a) Bridge between racism and race.
(b) Bridge between theory and practice.
(c) Bridge between jurisprudence and virtue.
(d) Bridge between law and judges.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams argue had a price under capitalism?

2. Where did Williams' interest in property law came from?

3. What story about Harvard did Williams use to illustrate the point she made in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. What type of law did Williams teach?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Williams say are constructed?

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