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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the Jewish student deface the portrait in Williams' story?
(a) He drew glasses.
(b) He wrote "Hmm Hmm" on it.
(c) He colored it black.
(d) He drew moustaches.

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

4. Who does Williams say ignored her while she was attending college?
(a) Her classmates.
(b) Other women.
(c) White teachers.
(d) Competitive white men.

5. What does Williams say traditional jurisprudence looked for?
(a) A relative reference.
(b) The maximum sentence.
(c) Uncompromising point of reference.
(d) Particulars to a specific case.

6. What does Williams say neutral classifications do?
(a) Ignore women.
(b) Create racists.
(c) Ignore race.
(d) Dehumanize.

7. What does Williams say the image of peaceful white community being interrupted by a black presence did to blacks?
(a) It made them mistrustful.
(b) It made them mad.
(c) It dehumanized them.
(d) It made them sad.

8. What was removed from the article after the second edit?
(a) Her name.
(b) Her expression of rage
(c) The name of the store and her race.
(d) The date it happened.

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

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

11. What year was the student that came to Williams at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Second year.
(b) Third year.
(c) Fourth year.
(d) First year.

12. What does Williams say she thought of the relation of the reader to a particular text was?
(a) Changing.
(b) Unclear.
(c) Fix.
(d) Variable.

13. What was removed from the article Williams wrote after the first edit?
(a) The name of the store.
(b) The date it happened.
(c) Her race.
(d) Her expression of rage.

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

15. What type of law did Williams teach?
(a) Commercial law.
(b) Criminal law.
(c) Family law.
(d) Injury law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Williams say she felt when she was attending college?

3. What does Williams say happened to one of the black youth chased by police?

4. What does Williams say added complexities to her opinions?

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

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