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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "apparatus" used by scientists to disguise their presence so they can observe animals in their natural environment without being noticed is described in "B" of "Snails"?
(a) An "ant."
(b) A "fly."
(c) A "bird."
(d) A "spider."

2. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
(a) Veronica and Charlene.
(b) Molly and Veronica.
(c) Chona and Vero.
(d) Molly and Charlene.

3. What is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression or presented in a spiritual or performance setting?
(a) Spasm.
(b) Jitters.
(c) Dance.
(d) Lunge.

4. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?
(a) Nubonics.
(b) Blabonics.
(c) Jabonics.
(d) Ebonics.

5. In what European country did Suzan-Lori Parks spend part of her childhood?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?

2. Who is speaking in scene "D" of "Snails"?

3. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?

4. When was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

5. In "Elements of Style" Parks urges playwrights to find what in the lines of the characters?

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