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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. How does the author describe the recipient's character in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "Reactionary, divisive, impulsive."
(b) "Calm, collected, at peace."
(c) "Tough, dark, vulnerable, moody."
(d) "Kind, holy, and venerable."

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

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to the condition of being lower in status or quality than others?
(a) Complexity.
(b) Desolate.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Integrity.

4. The author claims in "My Dungeon Shook," "Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of" what?
(a) "The meaning of life."
(b) "Health and love."
(c) "Grief."
(d) "One's own reality."

5. Where did Charles Dickens live?
(a) France.
(b) Ireland.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the author say he has begun his letter and torn it up in "My Dungeon Shook"?

2. Where did Homer live?

3. For what work is Homer most known?

4. The author tells the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "Take no one's word for anything, including mine--but trust" what?

5. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

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