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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams believe that parts of the social contract in the United States involved?
(a) Social racism.
(b) Social acceptance.
(c) Social parity.
(d) Social control.

2. What is Williams ethnicity?
(a) White.
(b) Japanese-American.
(c) Mexican-American.
(d) African-American.

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

4. How does Williams feel about being a lawyer in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) She hated it.
(b) She loved it.
(c) She wanted it.
(d) She regretted it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams believe law is?

2. How did the Jewish student deface the portrait in Williams' story?

3. What does Williams claim she bridged in The Alchemy of Race and Rights?

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

5. Who did Williams write an article for about her being prevented from entering the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who questioned Williams' opinions at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?

2. What does a friend called "Q" suggest about Williams' writing?

3. What three principles does Williams try to show that they interact, conflict, and interlock and what does she want to bridge the gap between?

4. How does Williams think African Americans are seen?

5. Why did Williams have to fight a sausage manufacturer?

6. What did businesses in New York City start to do in the mid-1980's and what rationale did they use in Part I, Chapter 3?

7. How does Williams want the will theory to be expressed?

8. What happened in the second version of Williams' piece?

9. What would be necessary for African Americans to claim their rightful place in civilization according to Williams?

10. What does racism penetrate according to Williams?

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