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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. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Inhumanity.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Integrity.

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

3. What must one become "concerning destruction and death," according to the author in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Peaceful and analytical."
(b) "Logical and honest."
(c) "Tough and philosophical."
(d) "Bold and incisive."

4. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means great in importance, extent, or size?
(a) Monumental.
(b) Pixillated.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Malevolent.

5. Of the letter recipient's father, the author says in "My Dungeon Shook," I hear in his present laughter" what?
(a) "The laughter of tomorrow."
(b) "The gravelly voice of our father."
(c) "The singing of birds of yesterday."
(d) "His laughter as a child."

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom was the letter recipient named in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

3. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

4. Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of what era?

5. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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