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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Ladder to the Light, The Pain of Word Bondage, Chapter 8, The Pain of Word Bondage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called the student that came to see Williams an "activist"?
(a) The assistant dean.
(b) A fellow student.
(c) The dean.
(d) A white teacher.

2. What does Williams say required enforced equality and affirmative action?
(a) A lawful world.
(b) Society.
(c) Democratic freedom.
(d) A race neutral society.

3. What university did Williams attend according to Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Yale Law.
(b) Boston College Law.
(c) Harvard Law.
(d) University of Wisconsin Law.

4. What did Williams enter at the start of Part III, Chapter 7?
(a) An apartment building.
(b) A store.
(c) A police station.
(d) A storage depot.

5. What did white men define under slavery?
(a) Rules.
(b) Family.
(c) Freedom.
(d) The law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams argue capitalism did to everything?

2. What does Williams argue really happened when the slaves were "freed"?

3. What does Williams criticize the increase focused on?

4. What does Williams want to show about legal language?

5. How many times was the woman mentioned in Williams' story shot?

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