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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation" – Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1919.

2. How does the author conclude his letter in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "I love you, dear James, and I send my love to the family."
(b) "I will see you on the morrow."
(c) "I hope that you will forgive me."
(d) "God bless you, James, and Godspeed."

3. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Unable to be dissuaded.
(b) Capable of logic and enterprise.
(c) Unable to be attacked or defeated.
(d) Unable to be devoured.

4. How does the author describe his father's life in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Bombastic.
(d) Impressive.

5. Where did Homer live?
(a) Greece.
(b) Rome.
(c) France.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the letter recipient as a baby in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a seemingly self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may proved to be true?

4. The author describes the birth of the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," saying "here you were: to be loved. To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against" what?

5. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "The details and symbols of your life have been deliberately constructed to make you believe" what?

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