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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, The Incorruptible Simplicity of Being: A String of Crystalline Parables.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Williams think the attitude of those she asked for help betrayed?
(a) The seriousness of racism.
(b) Their lack of respect for her.
(c) Their lack of commitment to the faculty.
(d) Their sexism.

2. What does Williams say happened to one of the black youth chased by police?
(a) He was run down and died.
(b) He was shot and killed.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He surrendered.

3. What generalization does Williams say should be fought?
(a) Black as bad and white as good.
(b) White as racist.
(c) Black as perfect.
(d) Black as good and white as bad.

4. What was the profession of one of Williams' student's fathers according to Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Slumlord.
(c) Slave owner.
(d) Trucker.

5. What does Williams argue really happened when the slaves were "freed"?
(a) They were used as free labor.
(b) They were kept in slavery.
(c) They went to school.
(d) They were unowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who prevented Williams from entering the store in Part I, Chapter 3?

2. What does Williams say recent affirmative action jurisprudence rejected?

3. What element of the bargaining situation did Williams and Gabel discuss?

4. What university did Williams attend according to Part II, Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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