The Best American Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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The Best American Essays Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: On Being Black and Middle Class, The Killing Game, and The Dramaturgy of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Williams discussing in her essay, "The Killing Game"?
(a) She denounces the cruelty of modern hunting.
(b) How America is suffering from Global Warming.
(c) She is an activist for animal rights.
(d) Hunting verses gaming.

2. What does Hearne say is ignored in this philosophy in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Relationships and knowledge of the relationships.
(b) Full demensions of human existence, not just to pain.
(c) Ocean life is completely forgotten about.
(d) The ability to think.

3. What was the verdict of the wet food in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It tastest the worst.
(b) It was juicy.
(c) It was tasteless.
(d) It was tasty, but overwhelmed by its disgusting textures.

4. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) He is talking about America's involvement in war.
(c) World War II.
(d) The 911 attacks.

5. Where is Kincaid a native of in the essay "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?

2. What does Ofri originally think is the problem with her patient in "Merced?

3. What did Johnny do to be attacked in "Who Shot Johnny?"?

4. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?

5. Where is Ehrlich spending the spring in "Spring"?

(see the answer key)

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