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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 5, Crimes Without Passion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Williams say are constructed?
(a) Social identities and concepts.
(b) Laws.
(c) Bad social concepts.
(d) Inequalities.

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

3. What does Williams say she received from her students?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Terrible evaluations.
(c) Letters of recommendation.
(d) Complaints.

4. What did Williams use her story about the store to illustrate?
(a) The privatization of space.
(b) White people's fear.
(c) The 1980's depression.
(d) Racism.

5. Where did Williams' interest in property law came from?
(a) Her college professor.
(b) Her upbringing.
(c) Her time as a bank advisor.
(d) Her family history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams call the friend that suggested that her personal style of writing was too much for people?

2. What does Williams say was an important form of oppression?

3. What types of rights does Williams argue are the only kind present in the Constitution?

4. Who wrote the memo Williams received after talking with one of her students?

5. What does Williams say her paper evaluations did to many students?

(see the answer key)

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