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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the essay, "Exquisite Corpse" when was lynching prevalent?
(a) Late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(b) Late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(c) 21st century.
(d) 17th century.

2. Who was Castro despised by, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) Conservatives and the U.S. government.
(b) Germany.
(c) United States liberals.
(d) Unions.

3. Who was lynched in 1999 according to Rushdy in "Exquisite Corpse"
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Bird Jones.
(c) James Byrd.
(d) Chrish Byrd.

4. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?
(a) It's a valid point, but she loves animals too much.
(b) It's an excuse to bring animals to near extinction.
(c) She wants to go hunting with some of her friends next time.
(d) It's an excuse to leave their wives or girlfriends for the day.

5. What does Wills compare this type of barbaric act to in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) To the Civil War.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To our own system of capital punishment.
(d) To the 60's lynchings.

6. What type of experience does Lopez have when he examines the stone horse in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Ultimate kindness.
(b) An excited one.
(c) A religious one.
(d) A pyschotic response.

7. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Cats.
(d) Dolphins.

8. What magazine is mentioned having a cartoon that is equivalent to shouting fire in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Hustler.
(b) Spin.
(c) Cosmoplolitan.
(d) Rolling Stone.

9. What did Hodgman find in her food that made her question the experiment for science's sake in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) She had dog breath.
(b) Her stomach's reaction to the food.
(c) A foul odor.
(d) A large vein in her morsels.

10. Who is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?
(a) His boss.
(b) His mentor.
(c) His father figure.
(d) A Supreme Court Justice and a friend.

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

12. How is Kincaid different from most other Antiguans in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) She hated England unlike others.
(b) She was not tan like other Antiguans.
(c) She had an English accent.
(d) She loved England unlike others.

13. What decade did blacks find their identity through social classes in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) The 60's.
(b) The 90's.
(c) The 80's.
(d) The 70's.

14. What is prohibited in the first amendment?
(a) Yelling "Bomb" in a public place.
(b) Shouting at a person driving badly.
(c) Shouting "Fire!" in a crowded movie theatre.
(d) Talking poorly about the president.

15. Who outlined the exception to the first amendment in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
(b) Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective would NOT be best used to describe a utilitarian person in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

2. What happened to Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"?

3. What happened to Dickerson's nephew Johnny in "Who Shot Johnny?"?

4. What is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

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

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