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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. For what work is Homer most known?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) The Cave.
(c) The Poet's Destiny.
(d) The Odyssey.

2. When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
(a) January 1, 1862.
(b) January 1, 1864.
(c) January 1, 1865.
(d) January 1, 1863.

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to a firm upright support for a superstructure?
(a) Chattel.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Ballast.
(d) Mast.

4. What does the author describe his ancestors picking in "My Dungeon Shook"?
(a) Apples.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Oranges.

5. What did the Emancipation Proclamation proclaim?
(a) The right for women to vote.
(b) The right for blacks to vote.
(c) The end of segregation.
(d) The freedom of slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "perish" mean in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

3. Whom does the author describe watching learn to walk in "My Dungeon Shook"?

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

5. When was E. Franklin Frazier born?

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