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

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

3. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" means to display something?
(a) Exhibit.
(b) Delineate.
(c) Interrogate.
(d) Inhibit.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in "My Dungeon Shook," "You were born where you were born, and faced the future that you faced because" of what?

2. What word from "My Dungeon Shook" refers to extremely cruel and brutal behavior?

3. What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. The author urges the letter recipient in "My Dungeon Shook" to "imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars" what?

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

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