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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 does the author refer to as "the crime of which I accuse my country" in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) "They have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives."
(b) "They have isolated themselves and taken strides to keep themselves as such."
(c) "They refuse to accept the truth of the black man's superiority."
(d) "They have turned their backs on the people they needed the most."

2. The author says of one of his ancestors in "My Dungeon Shook," "One of them said, the very time I thought I was lost, my dungeon shook and" what?
(a) "My chains fell off."
(b) "I was engulfed."
(c) "I suddenly saw the light."
(d) "I was given faith."

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

4. The author writes to the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook," "You come from a long line of" what?
(a) "Teachers."
(b) "Slaves."
(c) "Carpenters."
(d) "Poets."

5. What does the word "impertinent" mean in the context of "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Disrespectful or rude.
(b) Inexcusable.
(c) Plausible.
(d) Uncomfortable or wary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Homer live?

2. What does the word "unassailable" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?

4. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were" what?

5. Whom does the author claim "no one has ever accused her of being bitter" in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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