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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many principles does Williams say she will study in the book?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

2. What does Williams say her paper evaluations did to many students?
(a) It made them realize they were racists.
(b) It pleased them.
(c) It upset them.
(d) It made them want to leave her class.

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

4. What does Williams argue capitalism did to everything?
(a) Commodified it.
(b) Spoiled it.
(c) Made is cheat.
(d) Exported it to China.

5. What does Williams say about how she was treated during her different social functions?
(a) As a white man.
(b) As a slave.
(c) Both as black and non-black.
(d) As a woman.

6. What types of rights does Williams argue are the only kind present in the Constitution?
(a) Freedom rights.
(b) Liberty rights.
(c) Negative rights.
(d) Positive rights.

7. What does Williams say was the first racist attitude?
(a) The more the less.
(b) Equality for all.
(c) Better safe than sorry.
(d) The more the merrier.

8. What did Williams' students often do when she exposed her ideas to them?
(a) Became angry.
(b) They listen.
(c) They left the room.
(d) They cried.

9. What does Williams say younger adults are socialized to have?
(a) Negative expectation of blacks.
(b) Good grades.
(c) Good views of woman.
(d) No will of their own.

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

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

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

13. What is the goal of The Alchemy of Race and Rights?
(a) Take a critical theory approach to rights.
(b) To empower African-Americans.
(c) To contrast racism and law.
(d) To expose racism.

14. What store was Williams prevented from entering?
(a) Benetton.
(b) K-Mart.
(c) Walmart.
(d) Neiman-Marcus.

15. What does Williams maintain racial construction had?
(a) Low credibility.
(b) Little power.
(c) Great power.
(d) Great responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose arguments on affirmative action did Williams reject?

2. What year was the student that came to Williams at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?

3. What type of law did Williams teach?

4. What does Williams criticize the increase focused on?

5. What did the memo Williams received accuse her of doing?

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